Economics

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Understanding Keynes

Ricardo Crespo | 10 May 2013 |

tags: Aristotle, economics, homosexuality, John Maynard Keynes

Were the theories of the 20th Century's most famous economist blemished by the fact that he was a homosexual? An expert on Keynes says No.

Without healthy families you can kiss the Great American Economy goodbye

Patrick F. Fagan | 18 April 2013 |

tags: Church, economics, family structure, school

Family, church, and school are the three basic people-forming institutions, and they produce the best results when they cooperate.

Sadly, the International Day of Happiness is over

Vincenzina Santoro | 25 March 2013 |

tags: economics, happiness, United Nations

The United Nations is considering an international happiness index to replace Gross Domestic Product as a measure of successful nations. Good luck!

Brain explosion: big neuroscience teams up with Obama

Denyse O'Leary | 08 March 2013 |

tags: economics, love, neuroscience

The US President is backing a brain activity map project that would cost billions and may be fatally flawed.

Match-making economists earn Nobel for economic engineering

Andrew John | 17 October 2012 |

tags: economics, Nobel Prize for Economics

This year's award goes to two academics whose work has very practical applications.

Financial markets, politics and the new reality

George Friedman | 09 August 2012 |

tags: economics, European Union, Germany, international relations

After the global financial crisis, it is clear that our economic system is not a machine but a political compact.

Channeling Ayn Rand

David J. Peterson | 06 August 2012 |

tags: 2012 elections, Ayn Rand, economics

Sure, we need to be more thrifty. But seeking inspiration in the writings of the apostle of selfishness is not the first step.

27 amazing things baby boomers have done for humanity

Michael Cook | 31 July 2012 |

tags: baby boomers, economics

For far too long, people have been dissing the children of the "greatest generation". We need to hear more about their achievements.

An unmet need for sound thinking

Michael Cook | 13 July 2012 |

tags: contraception, economics, family planning

Melinda Gates, one of the world's richest women, and the British government, organised a family planning summit in London this week. They should have done their homework first.

23 Things They Don’t Tell You About Capitalism

David J. Peterson | 28 February 2012 |

tags: books, economics

A Korean economist critiques the conventional wisdom about the secrets of economic growth.

Is it worth it? the economics of same-sex marriage

Douglas W. Allen | 02 January 2012 |

tags: economics, same-sex marriage

The institution of marriage must be fundamentally redefined to accommodate same sex couples, says a Canadian economist.

What is #OccupyWallStreet hoping for?

Max Torres | 14 November 2011 |

tags: economics, hope, Occupy Wall Street

The protest movement is a sad parody of the notion of progress through materialism.

Back to basics: a Vince Lombardi moment for the economy

| 26 October 2011 |

tags: economics, family, philosophy

An essay on the four principles of all successful American economic policy - and the philosophical A-team behind them.

Ten policies for renewing family life

Phillip Longman | 17 October 2011 |

tags: demographic dividend, economics, family

The state of the family in many advanced societies is unsustainable. Which public policies could reverse this decline?

The New Holy Wars

G. Tracy Mehan III | 06 September 2011 |

tags: economics, environmentalism, religion

America's leading secular religion was once economics. Has it now become environmentalism?

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