Capitalism? Moral. Socialism? Immoral. Any Questions?

By Byron Harvey / March 5, 2009 /

This nearly-25-year-old piece by Ronald Nash is absolutely tremendous in this day of Comrade Obama’s rush to socialism, explaining why unfettered capitalism–something I’ve never seen in my lifetime, by the way–is the most moral, most productive economic system possible. Socialism, Capitalism, and the Bible Excerpts: I will say nothing more about that deplorable economic system…

Why I Love Rich People

By Byron Harvey / February 23, 2009 /

I’m getting more than just a little tired of rich people being blamed and castigated and treated in some quarters of our society almost as pariahs. Rich people are the ones we need to raise taxes on, of course, because they have the money and can most afford to take the hit. Rich people probably…

"Read With Discernment": A Clumsy Attempt by LifeWay

By Byron Harvey / February 18, 2009 /

I like LifeWay Christian Stores pretty well; run by our Southern Baptist friends, LifeWay promotes a decent amount of good stuff book-wise; unlike Family Bookstores, where I’d be thrilled to toss maybe 70% of its products in the garbage bin (and I’m being charitable using that figger), I’d probably only toss 40-50% of LifeWay’s stock…

With Friends Like Henry Brinton…

By Byron Harvey / February 16, 2009 /

who needs enemies? Rev. Henry is a featured opinion columnist in USAToday this morning, and he’s promoting his (tired) theologically-liberal take on how “science” and “religion” can co-exist peacefully: How to Honor Religion and Science As most of the comments below his piece make clear, his ideas don’t really honor “science” a whole lot, and…