Globalization and the Expendable Underclass
by Mark BauerleinJeff Rubin joins the podcast to discuss his recent book, The Expendables: How the Middle Class Got Screwed By Globalization. Continue Reading »
Morality in the Age of Machines
by John WatersThe machine will allegedly elevate humans according to values different from those of nature—a Superman. Where have we heard that before? Continue Reading »
Make Dharma Great Again
by Eduardo AndinoBeing Different: An Indian Challenge to Western Universalism by rajiv malhotra harpercollins, 488 pages, $26.99 Following the Brexit referendum, The Economist wrote, “Farewell, left versus right. The contest that matters now is open against closed.” Rajiv . . . . Continue Reading »
Undoing the Demos
by Darel E. PaulGlobalists: The End of Empire and the Birth of Neoliberalism by quinn slobodian harvard, 400 pages, $35 On April 15, 1994, in Marrakesh, Morocco, representatives of 124 countries signed an agreement effecting the greatest legal and institutional reform of the world economy in history. The . . . . Continue Reading »
Things Fall Apart
by Peter J. LeithartThe Book of Revelation sheds light on the distorted Christian inspiration behind globalism. Continue Reading »
Love at the Edge
by Laura BramonPoverty cannot be combatted when charity is limited by market considerations. Continue Reading »
The Papal View from the Global South
by Paul SeatonAccording to Francis, the world is divided into haves and have-nots, and the impoverished circumstances and dismal prospects of the latter are principally caused by the former. Continue Reading »
How Many Foreigners Is an American Worth?
by James R. RogersHow should Christians respond to the tradeoffs of globalization? Continue Reading »
My Orange Juice Came from Brazil
by Robert P. CumminsI was taught in school that free trade was inherently good, because it provided the most efficient method of producing material goods and services, taking advantage of each country’s comparative advantage. But, what if our modern global economy has erased any notion that a comparative advantage exists today? Continue Reading »
Nationalism is not Xenophobia
by R. R. RenoIt is atomized societies that are susceptible to demagogues—not societies that enjoy strong social bonds and organic communal solidarity. Continue Reading »
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