economics

January 16, 2013

Published by Tim Shaughnessy at January 16, 2013

Politics in reality, not middle school civics class

I doubt James Buchanan is well-known among Catholics but he should be, especially if we are interested in pursuing political means for particular ends. Buchanan won […]

February 16, 2013

Published by Tom Crowe at February 16, 2013

Sen. Harkin: A “misallocation of wealth” is the problem. Like having too many greyhounds.

Hal Roach the Irish comedian would tell a joke that went like this (read it in your best Irish brogue): Father Murphy was in rare form […]

June 7, 2013

Published by Tim Shaughnessy at June 7, 2013

Economic ignorance affecting the Church

Call me a Johnny One Note, but the primary reason I became an economist was to help demonstrate to others the human suffering that results from […]

January 16, 2014

Published by Tim Shaughnessy at January 16, 2014

Minimum expertise

It’s a Chick Tract in the making: “Catholic Church supports law that harms blacks and unskilled workers.” Crazy? Well, a letter to the US Senate on […]

January 31, 2014

Published by Joshua Bowman at January 31, 2014

Saving Social Security and Marriage–and the World!

During his State of the Union address, President Obama made the obligatory reference to “equal pay for equal work” as part of a larger public debate […]