socialism
The sins of socialism, part three: Robin Hood or just robbin’?
A. MONTES POLITICAL PAPIST COLUMNIST I grew up watching Disney’s anthropomorphic, animated “Robin Hood” movie, a pure, timeless classic. I used to imagine myself as one of Robin’s Merry Men, living in a beautiful forest, wearing a stylish leather jerkin and green tights and sneaking into Prince John’s palace to steal back money for the desperate poor. Oh, and practicing archery. What a life. But as I grew older, I realized that forests are full of bugs (I find ants […]
Political Papist: The sins of socialism, part two: Is work wicked or worthwhile?
A. MONTES POLITICAL PAPIST COLUMNIST When I studied abroad, I travelled to Galway, Ireland, for a couple days with two close friends, staying at a bed-and-breakfast run by an abrasive old Irish man who greeted us by calling us “Yanks.” At first, I did not think highly of him; he elaborated extensively on his love of […]
The sins of socialism, part one: Economic fairness or envious fiction?
A. MONTES POLITICAL PAPIST COLUMNIST If you follow any Gen-Z bloggers, Instagram or Tumblr accounts or Twitter profiles, you’ve probably seen complaints about the “rich white men” who run the economy, who run for office and who run away from the idea of giving up even a penny of their wealth. It appears, on the […]
Liberal Column: I’m not a socialist
JACOB WATSON LIBERAL COLUMNIST Often in America, the word “socialism” is used quite liberally. For example, if someone suggests a new government program to help some group, it often encounters the charge of socialism. Sadly, this misunderstanding not only falsely labels innocent and well-minded people as socialists but also undermines the Church’s teaching on the […]
Myths Christians Believe About Wealth and Poverty
KENDAL HUNTSMAN STAFF WRITER On Friday in the Gentile Gallery, an expert on economics gave a lecture beginning the Friday Academic Lecture Series with the penetrating question: “When you hear or read the word capitalism, what comes to mind?” Jay W. Richards, who holds a doctorate in philosophy and theology, entitled his talk “Myths Christians […]