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  • What is the "Council for Inclusive Capitalism with the Vatican?" I give my thoughts and announce the end of the podcast.

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  • I hope you enjoy this interview with John Fisher 2.0! He's a sharp guy just getting his YouTube channel started.
    Check out his channel for some great interviews and debates!

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  • Recently the Reason and Theology podcast hosted a roundtable discussion on Catholic economics.
    Anthony Fernandez, the director of the Leonine Institute for Catholic Social Teaching joins me to discuss!

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  • Now that Janet Yellen is back in the halls of power, what policies will she be pushing from her post at the Treasury?

    Summary of Seattle $15 min. wage study

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  • I discuss the possibility for cooperatives to reform healthcare in the U.S.

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  • Was Jesus a socialist? This oft-shared meme is dead from the neck up. I explain from the perspective of political theory and economic policy.

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  • Should we be teaching concepts like solidarity, subsidiarity, common good, the universal destination of goods, and other components of Catholic Social Teaching to Catholic youth? If so, how do we do it? What challenges might such a CCD teacher face?  I put these questions to you and give my brief thoughts. I also explain my recent absence from the show.

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  • I give my brief thoughts on Pope Francis' latest encyclical Fratelli Tutti.

    Washington Examiner piece

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  • I read a short paper by economist Rupert J. Ederer, the man who translated Pesch's work into English. Writing in 1961, Ederer discusses the spontaneous creation of so-called industry councils that bind together the interests of management and labor. 

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  • Pope Francis has emphasized usury to a greater degree than recent popes. How are liberal capitalists coping with this? What lessons can we learn about our own ideology and the social teaching of the Church from their responses?

    Leonine Institute paper on usury

    Acton blog post on Pope Francis & usury

    Pope Francis on usury 1 & 2
    Pope Benedict on usury

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  • What brought economist Rupert J. Ederer to Heinrich Pesch's solidarism? What motivated him to translate the Lehrbuch? I read his short note on the effect Pesch's work had on his life as an economist.

    My Journey into Solidarism - R.J. Ederer, Catholic Social Science Review, Vol. 3, 1998, pages 79-88

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  • Dr. Jones joins me to discuss the use of our reason as it relates to obedience to the Church and the State. We cover several recent topics including the 'rona, Pope Francis, and international trade.

    Check out Dr. Jones' latest book Logos Rising

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  • Economist Rupert J. Ederer explains the relationship between the social teaching of the Church and neoliberal economics.

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  • Isaac Miller joins me to discuss his piece in the inaugural issue of Social Justice Quarterly, the magazine of the Leonine Institute for Catholic Social Teaching.

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  • Stimulus bill, Fed's new perspective on inflation, Q3 GDP forecast, and a continuing resolution to fund the gov't through Dec 11th.

    Fed's new monetary framework
    GDPNow Forecast
    Continuing resolution to fund the government

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  • This week I'm reading Dr. Rupert J. Ederer's (lengthy) review of Tom Wood's 2005 book "The Church and the Market." Woods' book is popular among Catholics who feel the need to defend liberal capitalism against the criticisms of the popes.

    Economics for Dummies - Rupert J. Ederer reviews "The Church and the Market"
    http://culturewarsmagazine.com/2005/Ederer.html

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  • The Child and Dependent Care Tax Credit incentivizes parents to work outside the home, increasing the pernicious effects of the two income trap in our society. What are the details of this credit and what should we do to replace it?

    Brief explanation of the Child Care Tax Credit
    https://www.taxpolicycenter.org/taxvox/simplifying-child-care-tax-benefits

    Full explanation of child tax credits
    https://taxfoundation.org/child-tax-credit/

    Some links to economics journal articles on the child care tax credit:
    https://www.researchgate.net/publication/24126077_On_the_Progressivity_of_the_Child_Care_Tax_Credit_Snapshot_versus_Time-Exposure_Incidence
    https://www.researchgate.net/publication/24094651_Child_Care_Costs_and_Family_Labor_Supply
    http://www.ntanet.org/NTJ/44/4/ntj-v44n04p519-28-child-care-credit-progressive.pdf
    https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1111/j.1475-5890.2000.tb00581.x?casa_token=u64F7VPZ_PwAAAAA%3AFJt7vGBuRMt6X2fhYtrqmOrV-YILCzKLYdr3w-zuxZId0KQf3lNX3l_ICZJu9bbx2GViEAvGi-If_2tF
    https://www.mitpressjournals.org/doi/abs/10.1162/003465397556467?casa_token=usHVo4gTVTQAAAAA%3Aux3i2xBruIhipJ0zB-uXkef4g3ZNuFovwoLZUA1CLPMs0ky6JlN9ONZI17BvC-7kvzJ0vyuluNg4&journalCode=rest


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  • How can economic theory explain the political actions of big tech and social media? As high as their profits are, they aren't maximizing them. Instead they're subsidizing their political influence via their  market power.

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  • Mainstreet's continued decline, Trump payroll tax relief, Trumpbux back on the menu, student loan forgiveness and TikTok as latest volley in trade war with China

    Yelp data shows 60% of business closures due to the affliction are now permanent

    Republicans propose payroll tax plan

    Payroll tax deferral starts today

    Businesses reject Trump payroll tax plan while postponing their own tax bills

    Pelosi vs the Problem Solvers Caucus

    Mark Meadows interviewed on the Problem Solvers stimulus plan

    Pelosi blocks stimulus plan by moderate Democrats

    Sen. John Kennedy on Pelosi blocking stimulus

    Trump reaches over GOP to praise Problem Solvers plan

    Student loans in America are a fedgov problem

    Trump vs TikTok

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  • Dr. William M. Briggs of wmbriggs.com joins me to discuss the 'rona and provides some insights about statistical theory. Dr. Briggs is a cradle Catholic and statistician to the stars. Find him on twitter @famedcelebrity. You can read his daily blog at http://wmbriggs.com/

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