economy

How Inflation Breaks Entire Nations

In his March 1914 Introduction to Andrew Dickson White’s classic essay, Fiat Money Inflation in France, John Mackay offered this ironclad wisdom every lawmaker should memorize: Legislatures are as powerless to abrogate moral and economic laws as…

What Does it Mean to ‘Flourish’?

There is a universal longing, a desire transcending tribe, tongue, and nation that sits at the core of every human heart. It’s a desire for thriving. For blessedness. For fullness of life. For flourishing. Creation as God intended it was in a…

Red Flags or Green Lights?

When you hear the term “red flag law” today, you think of rules or regulations that allow governments to seize guns from people who pose a danger to others. But back in the late 1800s, its meaning was very different. The first red flag law in…