Ronald J. Sider (1939-2022): On a Most Conscientious Believer
Despite his weaknesses and economic errors, Ron Sider was a true believer, one who did not care about being ‘trendy’ or ‘cool’ or appealing to any establishment, whether the ‘woke’…
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The New Southern Democrats
…party’s middle group of ‘somewhat liberal’ voters. Its more moderate wing, which is pressing bread-and-butter concerns like jobs, taxes, and a less totalizing vision of health care reform, is majority…
On the Urbanist Classic, “Crabgrass Frontier,” by Kenneth T. Jackson
…local public policy, it is a simple fact that affluent residents can pay more taxes to a city, while poorer ones make demands on city services and cannot afford the…
Does the Working Class Think It Can’t ‘Afford’ to Raise Their Children in a Christian Environment Any More?
…suggest that we set the tithe as 20% of one’s individual income after taxes and rent or mortgage payments! For some, the reason for buying a more expensive home might…
The Real Significance of the Tithe
…that is directed toward things in ‘society’ because “God so loved the world.” Now a word about taxes. Taxes are a good thing, in that they support the many good…
Three New Testament Roots of Economic Liberty
We do not often think that Jesus Christ and the New Testament justifies capitalism. To the extent that capitalism means greed and self-indulgence, I should think not! Greed and self-indulgence…
Conferences on Urbanism
…the gas taxes that fund roads and other transportation projects. And navigating traffic and finding a parking space have never been harder. But for all our public discontent with the…
A Conference Held to Honor my Father, Howard F. Ahmanson Sr.: “WWHD — What Would Howard Do?”
…the sale rather than doing away with the well-known portion of Proposition 13 and having liquid taxes rise on an illiquid and non-income producing asset, which is what an owner-occupied…
I Became a “Decline to State”
…Kennel declares ad nauseam] were indeed a cancer, the no increase in taxes ever or ‘starve the beast’ approach was like trying to shrink a cancer by starving the patient….
The Deals
…I think he does probably share, like most of the Republican donorate, a desire to cut certain taxes: the corporate [which should be cut, though at the same time certain…