Frenetic Intemperance
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John Horvat II
It Takes an Organic Christian Society
For a better notion of what we mean by organic society, let’s put it this way: Hillary Clinton wrote a book called It Takes a Village, which develops the idea that it takes a whole village to raise a child. We would certainly disagree with her because she interpreted “village” to mean a socialist state. … Read more
How to Create Monsters
Imagine if police in a major city were to uncover a plot in which a serial killer was found to be planning to use the Internet to unleash a cult of followers who would also engage in serial killings. Imagine further, if police found as evidence an ice pick impaling a woman’s eye. Such a … Read more
Alone Together?
Author Sherry Turkle claims that the overuse of communication technology isolates individuals making them “alone together.” Do you think this is true? Are there any ways in which modern social media can help relationships?
Ten Outstanding Traits of Organic Christian Society
Organic Christian society is a remedy that can lead us to a balanced economy without the ills of frenetic intemperance. It might seem strange that we deliberately propose a society as a solution to an economic problem. However, we believe that economy should be so embedded in a social order that the two solutions, social … Read more
The Paradox of Being Alone Together
One of the justifications for overuse of communication technology is that it saves time and increases contacts with others. Ever faster and efficient machines supposedly produce more possibilities to connect in less time, thus leaving more time for leisure. However, this rationale does not always ring true. New phones and gadgets only encourage greater speed … Read more
The Paradox of Choice
Some people celebrate the “unlimited” choices open to them at a Wal-Mart, for example, despite the evident impossibility of exercising even a fraction of these options. The questions this week: Does such “unlimited” choice maximize satisfaction? What is the true criteria for product satisfaction? Do you often find yourselves unsatisfied with today’s “unlimited” choices?” Can … Read more
Praise for Return to Order – Gregor Hochreiter
“Return to Order is a very timely and valuable publication. The author Mr. Horvat does an excellent job in excavating the underlying root of the recurrent economic crises. It is the loss of the golden mean of virtuousness, the consequence of replacing prudence, justice, fortitude and temperance as the guiding principles of economic activity with … Read more
The Limits of Interdependency in Economy
Today, we have huge interdependent global networks—in communications, Internet, transportation, shipping, finance, government and so many other fields. While these interdependent networks may facilitate the workings of an economy, they also leave us very vulnerable since if one piece of the puzzle breaks down, the whole process is stopped. What is the proper balance in … Read more
The Rent-a-Stock Rage
Bogle claims such practices may help Wall Street brokers but clearly hurt investors who would be better off to hold stocks for the long term and avoid transfer fees. Now, the tendency is to flit from one stock to another in the hope of hitting the jackpot. This “rent-a-stock” mentality can be seen in the … Read more