A Clash about Morality in Wartime
Two of the leading British moral philosophers in the years after the end of World War II clashed about America’s dropping atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki, and their clash has much to teach us about the principles that should govern a free society. The two thinkers are R.M. Hare and Elizabeth Anscombe. I’ll start with Hare because his way of looking at moral decisions is one many people will find reasonable, even if they don’t agree with his conclusions in this particular case. But it is Anscombe’s position that will teach us the most.
Marxists Dominate the Field of Literary Criticism. That’s a Problem.
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Re-reading Economics in Literature: A Capitalist Critical Perspective
by Matt Spivey
Lexington Books, 2021
133 pages
The Weirdest, Most Distorted Economy Ever
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New Lockdowns and More Regulations Are Disastrous for US Jobs
United States jobless claims have picked up, since the elections and the second wave of coronavirus have slowed down the economic recovery. Uncertainty about tax increases and changes in labor laws, including an increase in the minimum wage, add to the fear of new lockdowns, as employers see the devastating effects of these lockdowns in European employment.
Lockdowns Haven’t Brought down Covid Mortality. But They Have Killed Millions of Jobs.
Stephen Senn: N-of-1 Trials and Beyond
Explaining Kenneth Arrow’s Impossibility Theorem for Social Choice
Dan McCarthy Trusts the People More Than the Elites
“The E Stands for Excellence”: A Tribute to Walter E. Williams
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Walter E. Williams, prolific author, piercing cultural commentator, old-school economist (that’s a good thing), devoted husband, loving father, and longtime friend of Grove City College, has passed from this world.
