Category: Poverty and Wealth
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The End of Liberty is Nigh: The Digital Pound and Cancel Culture
And to add insult to injury, irony to outrage, the end of liberty is being ushered in by the mother country. Here: The digital pound would be a new type of money issued by the Bank of England for everyone to use for day-to-day spending. You would be able to use it in-store or online…
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The Worst Thing about Poverty
Substack latest. A quotation from Theodor Haecker with a bit of commentary.
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Be Skeptical of Activists’ Claims
Here's a tip for you. When some activist or advocate makes a claim, be skeptical and run the numbers, especially when the advocate has a vested interest in promoting his cause. Do you remember Mitch Snyder the advocate for the homeless who hanged himself in 1990? I heard him make a wild claim sometime in the…
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Monastic Poverty: Too Easy?
The monk takes a vow of poverty, but he lives well, comfortably, securely, often amidst great natural beauty. The typical monk in the West is not poor materially but poor in a spiritual sense. Or at least he aspires to be such. The monastery's wealth is his usufruct — he has the usus et fructus,…