Monthly Archives: June 2012

Pity and Fear and Hamlet

Posted on June 27, 2012 by Dr. J

I’m still trying to claw my way back to a normal schedule of Great Books posts; I guess making up one day each week isn’t too bad. This week we pass the 2,500-page mark in Imaginative Literature. Also, with the … Continue reading →

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Rationality, Instinct, and Miracles

Posted on June 21, 2012 by Dr. J

At long last, I’m able to make this week’s Great Books post, after going close to a week without a decent internet connection. Here are the readings for this week: Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain, Ch. 37-43 (GBWW … Continue reading →

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“To Be, or Not to Be; That Is the Bare Bodkin”

Posted on June 11, 2012 by Dr. J

It’s another Great Books Monday, and an acid test of my commitment to this project because I’ve had to lug several books on my family vacation. So far, so good! Here are the readings for the upcoming week: Adventures of … Continue reading →

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Fulfilling the Cultural Mandate

Posted on June 6, 2012 by Dr. J

The final chapter of Shawn Ritenour’s Foundations of Economics marks a return to the emphasis on theology found in the first chapter. Here the focus is on the cultural mandate of Genesis 1, where God creates Adam and Eve and … Continue reading →

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Socialism

Posted on June 5, 2012 by Dr. J

The penultimate chapter of Shawn Ritenour’s Foundations of Economics deals with socialism–what it is, why its supporters advocate it, and why it always fails. Socialism is defined as an economic system in which the State owns all the means of … Continue reading →

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Happiness is a Form of Contemplation

Posted on June 4, 2012 by Dr. J

Here we are on another Great Books Monday, and this week we’ll break that 8,000-page barrier I mentioned last week. That includes almost 2,400 pages of imaginative literature, over 1,900 pages of “man and society,” over 1,600 pages of science/mathematics, … Continue reading →

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Voluntary Exchange and Regulation

Posted on June 2, 2012 by Dr. J

We are nearing the end of our chapter-by-chapter discussion of Shawn Ritenour’s Foundations of Economics; it looks like we’ll wrap it up next Wednesday on schedule. Chapter 17, the topic of today’s post, deals with the impact of state regulation … Continue reading →

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Taxing and Spending

Posted on June 1, 2012 by Dr. J

In Chapter 16 of Foundations of Economics Shawn Ritenour gives a detailed discussion of the economic impact of taxation and government spending. Government participates in the monetary economy because it is the most efficient way for it to secure the … Continue reading →

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