Understanding the underlying deep reality of religion beyond superficial appearances requires some insight and analysis.

Religion, philosophy, and economics can each arrive at the view that there are two basic kinds of property that need to be treated differently.

When we call disadvantages “detriments,” the direction of reform can be clearer than when we speak of “privileges”.

Morality is the basis of proper governance.

Arbitrary discrimination is a social vice, but liberty requires freedom of association.

The ills of stratification and sectarianism can be alleviated when we acknowledge that land is under a jurisdiction that is more sacred than its commodification.

There is no implied consent in imposed government.

The Supreme Court ruled that rights may not be taxed. Therefore the right to engage in labor should not be taxed.

It is the implementation of justice in the familiar form of the Ten Commandments.

A close examination of what the Bible says about same-sex relations rebuts religious objections.

The Pope's encyclical is influential, so a clearer policy statement would be important.

Bad arguments for liberty hamper progress.

Social peace depends on egalitarian beliefs.

Theory is an explanation of reality.

Mathias Lefebvre puts it simply: all we need is food, shelter, and love. However, to grow food, to build shelter, and to be close to loved ones, we need land.

Bhutan seeks to measure happiness, so the question is, how to achieve better national happiness.

Those who sneer at profit often confuse profit with theft and subsidies.

A parody of Portrait of an Artist by Joyce, what influenced me in economics

Max Weber was a German sociologist—his thoughts apply not just to politicians seeking government positions, but also to journalists and political activists.