Monthly Archives: July 2012

Theology for Beginners (Sort Of)

Posted on July 30, 2012 by Dr. J

It’s Great Books Monday, and we are entering the dog days of August. It’s too hot to do much outdoors in most of the country. How about picking up a Great Book to pass the time?  Here are the readings … Continue reading →

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An “Open Letter to Warren Buffett”

Posted on July 27, 2012 by Dr. J

Over on my Reading Economics page, I’ve outlined a plan to read through, among other things, George Reisman’s program of readings. In that light (although I haven’t actually posted on anything from that series yet), I thought it was worth … Continue reading →

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Kudos to the Chronicle

Posted on July 26, 2012 by Dr. J

The Chronicle of Higher Education is a typical publication from the world of academia in that it slants decidedly left in its political pronouncements. Fortunately, it has enough integrity to run a piece calling foul when a scholar is savaged … Continue reading →

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Is It Better to Be Feared or Loved?

Posted on July 23, 2012 by Dr. J

It’s Great Books Monday, and we are closing in on 9,000 pages of reading. Congratulations to all who have devoted any amount of time to these works.  Here are the readings for the coming week: “Customs and Opinions of the … Continue reading →

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Scary Debt Analysis

Posted on July 20, 2012 by Dr. J

Thanks to my reading and teaching schedule, I’ve been unable to post much on current events the past couple of months. However, I simply must post a link to this interview with former White House budget director David Stockman. Stockman … Continue reading →

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The Silmarillion Seminar

Posted on July 17, 2012 by Dr. J

With a mere five kids and four jobs, I have all kinds of free time. So for the last year and a half, I’ve been participating in an online seminar on J.R.R. Tolkien’s Silmarillion. We broadcast live on Middle-Earth Network … Continue reading →

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Is Luxury Good or Evil?

Posted on July 16, 2012 by Dr. J

On this Great Books Monday, I hope you are in a calculating mood. Not only are we embarking on one of Aristotle’s works on logic, but we’re also reading the father of amoral political calculation this week. Here are the … Continue reading →

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Henry Hazlitt’s “Economics in One Lesson”

Posted on July 14, 2012 by Dr. J

[This review originally appeared in the Spring 2012 issue of the Journal of Faith and the Academy.] Hazlitt, Henry. Economics in One Lesson. Baltimore: Laissez Faire Books, 2012 [1946]. 181 pp., paperback, $14.95 (ebook $9.00). Ordinarily, the reissuing in paperback … Continue reading →

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Reading the Great Books: A 1.5-Year Update

Posted on July 10, 2012 by Dr. J

Having just reached the 18-month mark in our Great Books Project, I thought it would be appropriate to share a few figures about what we’ve read to this point. Remember, our goal has been to read the Gateway to the … Continue reading →

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Rousseau Misinterprets Christianity—Anyone Surprised?

Posted on July 9, 2012 by Dr. J

It’s (finally) Great Books Monday again, and after several weeks of playing catch-up, we are back on schedule with a Monday post. This week we’ll come within a whisker of our 1,800th page of readings in the sciences, and that’s … Continue reading →

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