“We Need a Blueprint to Follow” – Carol Covato

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“I am looking forward to reading this book because the answer to how we can get out of the mess we have made of this society has to be out there somewhere and this book looks like the answers are in these pages. I’ve always known it will take Christians to return our world back … Read more

Can Technology Completely Replace Humans?

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With computers, robots and other digital technologies acquiring basic tasks and even more advanced skills at an extraordinary rate, what is the future of the labor market? For more than a century, automation has increasingly replaced a portion of the labor market as technology advances with robotic automation performing more and more blue-collar jobs. The … Read more

Return to Order Celebrates 20,000 Milestone

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CHANDLER, AZ (April 2014) – Author John Horvat II reached another exciting milestone with 20,000 copies of his first indie-published book, Return to Order: From a Frenzied Economy to an Organic Christian Society—Where We’ve Been, How We Got Here, and Where We Need to Go, now in the hands of eager readers. “There are books … Read more

China’s Copper Caper Threatens America

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World copper prices are tumbling again and fingers are pointing at China’s ailing financial system. China is sitting upon huge stockpiles of copper that it uses not as a commodity but a financial instrument. This copper scheme that has seen price drop forty to fifty cents a pound since January is a good example of … Read more

What is Planned Obsolescence?

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Though often cited as inventing the concept of planned obsolescence, American industrial designer Brooks Stevens actually only popularized the term. The expression is generally understood to mean the practice of artificially shortening product lifecycle with the intention of getting people to buy new replacement products sooner. A product with a limited useful life soon becomes … Read more

3 Ways Obamacare Will Destroy Medicine

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Reasons Why Obamacare Must be Opposed from a Return to Order Perspective Of all the reasons to oppose the Affordable Care Act, popularly labeled Obamacare, one stands out: the soulless nature of the law. It is ironic that a system that claims to be so humane in its intention would be so inhuman in its … Read more

When Craftsmanship Prevailed

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The idea of craftsmanship has long languished as the standard of quantity has prevailed. Products are more often judged by how many can be produced in a given time rather than the quality of the product and the excellence of the skills employed. Sociologist Richard Weaver writes that it was the concept of perfect execution … Read more

How Social Bonds Drives Markets

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It is commonly thought that advertising is the key to creating demand. While advertising does make known the availability of products, it is often not the reason why people buy. People tend to buy from people. Sociologist David Halpern notes that social networks are very important in driving markets: “Even in the high-tech world of … Read more

Why the State Cannot Substitute the Family

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The State can never substitute the family especially in the formation of children. Sociologist Carle Zimmerman notes that “the parent who prevents a baby from swallowing a safety pin, keeps him from high places, warns a child daily about crossing the street” and other protective functions, “does more protecting of a family member than the … Read more

“Something that Guides Us Back” — Amy Godfrey

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By Amy Godfrey. “I’m looking forward to reading this book because I have seen our country change constantly during my lifetime, and think we really need to find something that guides us back to where we’re supposed to be. I’m excited about what this book may have to offer.”