High time preference is a sign of economic degradation, and Bose shows that a rejection of Christian sexual ethics is a feature of a high time preference society.

While the jury still is out regarding Javier Milei’s economic and political “reforms” in Argentina, one must remember that the damaging interventions into Argentina’s economy have been so extensive that they have become part of the fabric of political and economic life there.

Mainstream economists are at a loss to explain why the current regime of inflation and central bank interventions have been so economically devastating. Understanding Cantillon effects is vital to making sense of the current madness.

Inflation does more than just force up prices. It destroys the wealth-producing process, especially with young people who are prevented from acquiring the same kinds of assets earlier generations procured. The result is inter-generational conflict.