addicted to what now?
The Munchkin Wrangler had a great rant recently.
You know what I can’t stand to hear about anymore? That we Americans are addicted to oil. It’s a smarmy term that tries to couch an economic and environmental argument in pathological terms.
I’m not addicted to oil. I’m addicted to being …
Free Trade and Christian Charity
It’s popular among the Christian left to talk up the ”Old Testament” values of social justice: caring for the poor, paying fair wages, not perverting justice, etc. They’re fond of the Old Testament prophets and the prophets jeremiads against wealth and privilege.
Increasingly, the Christian left is also fond of promoting Democrat candidates and talking about …
Indian Wealth Leads to Indian Altruism
I cheer globalization, even when American workers lose their jobs to non-Americans. Why? Because the world’s poor are always made better off. To be blunt, I feel far, far more sympthathy for the poor of the world than I do for America’s newly unemployed. One group of people gets to enjoy fresh food year round, …
Supporting Free Trade
The Wall Street Journal recently reported that Republican voters are skeptical about the benefits of free trade.
By a nearly two-to-one margin, Republican voters believe free trade is bad for the U.S. economy, a shift in opinion that mirrors Democratic views and suggests trade deals could face high hurdles under a new president. …