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The Real Significance of the Tithe

  • Religion
May 22, 2019May 19, 2020
Author: Howard Ahmanson

The tithe has been a matter of controversy in Jewish and Christian circles, I assume, since it was first promulgated.  [Islam, instead of 10% of income, proposes a contribution of 2.5% of one’s wealth per year.] Early in my Christian […]

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An Addendum to the Manifesto: My Youth as a Deficit Hawk – Howard Ahmanson

  • Economics
October 17, 2016August 27, 2018
Author: Howard Ahmanson

It occurred to me that during the first period in my life that I was a conservative, which was in my youth, I was motivated mainly by deficit hawkery.  I was ten in the year that Nixon ran against Kennedy, […]

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A Manifesto:  Important Events That Shaped My Political Views – Howard Ahmanson

  • Politics
October 10, 2016May 8, 2020
Author: Howard Ahmanson

As I reflect upon the beginnings of my present political views, I believe that three specific events shaped my way of thinking. The first was my conversion to Christianity. The second was my introduction to ‘Reconstructionism’ and my subsequent move […]

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Rich Kid at Work – Interview: Howard Ahmanson, Jr.

  • Miscellaneous
December 5, 2015July 3, 2018
Author: Howard Ahmanson

Interview from July / August 2002 issue of Philanthropy magazine Howard Ahmanson Sr. was a pioneer in California’s postwar savings and loan industry, financing much of the state’s housing boom in the 1950s, ‘60s, and ‘70s. He left his estate split between the Ahmanson Foundation […]

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“HELL YEAH!!”

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December 20, 2012July 3, 2018
Author: Howard Ahmanson

Derek Sivers, who I have run across recently, says we should never say Yes unless it”s on the level of “HELL YEAH!!” and otherwise we should say No. As a philanthropist I can see this clearly. We must say No […]

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Issue of Hybridization between Philanthropy and Investment

  • Economics,
  • Miscellaneous
June 28, 2012August 16, 2019
Author: Howard Ahmanson

Another approach by David Bornstein to the issue of hybridization between philanthropy and investment from my recent post Philanthropy and Investment: The Distinctions Begin to Blur. Related: “For Ambitious Nonprofits, Capital to Grow” by David Bornstein at NYTimes.com

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Philanthropy and Investment: The Distinctions Begin to Blur

  • Economics,
  • Miscellaneous
June 12, 2012August 16, 2019
Author: Howard Ahmanson

I grew up believing that ‘philanthropy’ and ‘investment’ were two distinct things and not to be confused. They both serve the public, but in different ways; investment in business by [hopefully] producing worthy products at enough profit to make a […]

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Earned Success

  • Religion
October 21, 2011September 8, 2020
Author: Howard Ahmanson

Arthur Brooks, president of the American Enterprise Institute and public conservative spokesman, has been writing and speaking recently about happiness.  He spoke at the recent Christian Community Development Conference, and declared that money does not necessarily bring happiness except that […]

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Are Corporations People? Part II

  • Culture
April 26, 2011June 7, 2018
Author: Howard Ahmanson

I have another observation to be added to my Corporations post.  And it’s kind of a compliment, incidentally, on the work of corporations and business in general in creating wealth. In John 6:15, Jesus, after feeding the five thousand, “knowing […]

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Today’s Educational Paradigm

  • Miscellaneous
March 30, 2011June 8, 2018
Author: Howard Ahmanson

I might take some of what is said with a grain of salt, but this cartoon video explains issues about education – the number one interest of conservative philanthropists – with a clarity I have never seen before.

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The argument is that certain kinds of political ideas that are “hateful” are like pornography in that they are inherently tempting to fallen humanity. https://www.nytimes.com/2021/01/06/opinion/trump-lies-free-speech.html

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Of course, I’d call Critical Race Theory “hate speech,” too. What to do with that? https://www.nytimes.com/2021/01/06/opinion/trump-lies-free-speech.html

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