Donating to “God” is encouraged through the carrot of an income tax deduction; donating to “Caesar” is tax neutral.
Economics
Posted inFaith, Pope Francis Homilies
Pope Francis: Damned are those who don’t care for the poor and homeless
We must ask ourselves, what do I feel when I see on the news that a bomb has fallen on a hospital and lots of poor children have been killed? Do I just say a prayer and go on my way like before?
Posted inArts & Culture, Books
What Econ 101 gets completely wrong
Charles R. Morris reviews “Economism: Bad Economics and the Rise of Inequality” by James Kwak.
Posted inFaith, Faith in Focus
Beauty and the Billionaire: What a fashion magnate shares with Pope Francis
How can we square this effort of a man nicknamed the “King of Cashmere” with a simple pope who has called for a “church which is poor”?
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Confesiones de un católico convertido al capitalismo
El sistema de libre empresa es compatible con nuestra preocupación por los desfavorecidos, escribe un economista y católico converso.
Posted inEditorials, Politics & Society
The Political Gets Personal: Partisanship and consumerism are a dangerous mix
Deciding whether or not to #deleteUber or to boycott Ivanka is a luxury most Americans cannot afford.
Posted inDispatches, Politics & Society
Why Canadian Catholics are worried about Trump and Trudeau’s oil alliance
Canada’s diverging efforts—moving environmentally unfriendly bitumen south while seeking to contain carbon use up north—highlight the nation’s conflicted approach to energy and ecology.
Posted inPodcasts, Politics & Society
Can you be capitalist and a Catholic in the age of Pope Francis?
In this week’s podcast, Arthur C. Brooks joins hosts Matt Malone, S.J., and Kerry Weber to talk about his provocative article, “Confessions of a Capitalist Convert.” Associate Editor Robert David Sullivan joins to contribute his expertise on politics. In conversation, Father Malone raised Pope Francis’ well known critique of free enterprise, and asked if this critique is […]
Posted inDispatches, Politics & Society
South Africa’s state of the nation address descended into total chaos
The Economic Freedom Fighters party say it will not respect an “illegitimate president” after Mr. Zuma was found to have violated his office by the country’s highest court in 2016.
Posted inNews, Politics & Society
Poverty is more than economics and the UN should do something about it, Vatican observer says
Archbishop Bernardito Auza called on the U.N. and its member states to develop policies and investments “that people can see and touch” to tackle social and spiritual poverty as well.