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The economics of liberation theology
None of the prominent liberation theologians influential in Latin America had significant training in or exposure to the discipline of economics. This was odd given that their concern for the material well-being demanded at least some attempt to provide an economic explanation of underdevelopment and mass poverty.Project Pedro Pan and today’s manufactured border crisis
It is inexcusable to use children for anything, especially political pawns. Yet the Obama administration seems to have no problem doing so in the current border crisis. Before we examine the current immigration issue and President Obama’s ill-conceived immigration policy, let’s go back to 1960, another crisis and another group of children.Student debt and the value of an education
In the face of rising tuition costs, which have more than doubled since 1982, more and more students are attending colleges, with Millennials being considered "the best-educated generation in history." Despite the mounting cost and swelling debt, America’s demand for education, particularly higher education, has not decreased. But is a degree necessarily worth the debt it entails?The rapid politicization of religious liberty and natural rights
Even as recently as 1993, there was enough consensus about religious liberty in America so that the RFRA garnered support from the ACLU, which warned that, without it, legal precedent “could force religion-sponsored hospitals to provide abortion or contraception services.” In just 20 years, times have indeed changed for the future survival of religious freedom.World War I and the break with history
The war served as the demarcation of sorts. Much of the art before it can be seen as moral in nature, while post-Armistice art commonly celebrates materialism if not outright hedonism.Issues of justice
What would it take to make a society fully just rather than merely settling for moving society toward justice? Three options come to mind.Sixpence economics
It is notable, perhaps, that in attempting to communicate a basic theological truth such as the divine origin and ownership over all of creation, C.S. Lewis should choose an illustration that primarily relies on economic realities.Big government at the Bilderberg summit
The conscientious Left complains about all the big lobbyists at places like the Bilderberg summit. But an unlimited government is a lobbyist magnet.On wages, McDonald’s gets it right
In the end, McDonald’s is already doing its fair share by employing and paying a market wage to hundreds of thousands of workers with minimal training and education. What is needed in the future is for employees to take advantage of their fast food entry point, work hard, make wise life choices, and take responsibility for their futures.Giving the Just Wage Its Due
In a recent letter to Congress, 33 faith leaders in conjunction with Interfaith Worker Justice (IWJ) and Faith in Public Life (FPL) expressed their support for raising the federal minimum wage in the United States.Potential life lost: America’s demographic poverty
America’s declining birth rate will, if unchanged, lead to a dwindling population. Last says to expect labor shortages, fewer consumers demanding fewer products, less money for investments (and fewer people making risky investments – say, new businesses), and a burgeoning need for healthcare. Nations like Greece and Japan; they are already there.Pebble Mine: Moral witness requires clear thinking on environmental science
The Alaska Diocese of the Orthodox Church in America, at its 2009 annual meeting, passed a unanimous resolution calling on state and federal agencies to deny permits to any ”commercial or economic project”’ that threatens to damage or pollute the natural environment.