From marginal revolution: An Anxious Age: The Post-Protestant Ethic and the Spirit of America. The grand confluence of Protestantism has dwindled to a trickle over the past thirty years, and the Great Church of America has come to an end. …The death of Mainline Protestantism is, as we’ve noted, the central historical fact of our… Continue reading Religion is Becoming Irrelevant
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Atheist Conservatism and the Dark Enlightenment
Atheist conservatism/libertarianism is one of the fastest growing movements. Many of today’s smart young people, who grew up on Ayn Rand and Milton Friedman (and maybe hayack and Rothbard, although being anti-fed is anti-wealth in my opinion. Fed policy such as QE and low interest rates, while unpopular with some on the right, does help… Continue reading Atheist Conservatism and the Dark Enlightenment
The Daily View: Stocks Surge, Hillary, Religion, Paul Tudor Jones
Another big day for stocks. The major indexes rose 3% for the week thanks to the fed’s pledge to not raise interest rates, even as the fundamentals of the economy remain sound. Since early 2014 or so, the news cycle has become so moribund that the media has to invent scandal and outrage where none… Continue reading The Daily View: Stocks Surge, Hillary, Religion, Paul Tudor Jones
Salvation: Paleo/Christian vs. HBD/Rationalist
One night, it occurred to me the totality of Praxeology could be reduced to a simple quadrant. The quadrant is more encompassing than the left/right political divide, since members of all political parties will fall somewhere in the quadrant. Aaron Clarey of Captain Capitalism linked to Bernard Chapin‘s Youtube Channel in which Chapan says he… Continue reading Salvation: Paleo/Christian vs. HBD/Rationalist