In the ever-increasing frenzy to increase purchases, Amazon.com has announced that it now wants to ship packages before they are ordered. The Seattle retail giant is developing a patented process known as “anticipatory shipping,” which aims to start the delivery of packages based on previous orders, product searches, shopping-cart choices, wish lists and even how … Read more
Historically, the Industrial Revolution is said to have started in England from 1760 to 1840. However, many historians recognize that the real origins go back much further to medieval times. The medieval spirit of technological innovation was highly developed and set in motion processes that later gave rise to the changes that are associated with … Read more
Chivalry was born when men found an ideal which could be imitated. Thus the knight could draw inspiration from the ideal knight and seek to imitate him. It is not surprising that knights would look to the first knight as their model who was Saint Michael, the Archangel. Johan Huizinga explains that “The primordial feat … Read more
We are taught to marvel at the choices open to the consumer in modern society. However, the system is set up to make it difficult for us to not be consumers. Sociologist Richard Stivers comments that “There is nothing voluntary about consumption in modern societies. Advertising provides the commands to consume under the guise of … Read more
Before entering into the Obamacare debate, I should probably mention that I am among those who suffer from a major pre-existing medical condition. It is not pretty but I have to deal with it. This condition has no cure. I know it can strike me at any time and leaves behind enormous hospital bills. There … Read more
In dealing with the subject of money, medieval philosophers concluded that money cannot satisfy man since it is a mere means not an end. Money when considered as a end represents artificial riches that are removed from our desires. Thus, Odd Langholm notes: “As such they [these artificial riches] do not represent true felicity, for … Read more
Many times, the best things man does are done without a plan. This is not always because of stupidity or incapacity. No. It is that his action comes from a more profound order than the mere order of thought. It is an order of the virtuous tendencies. It is an order in which the good … Read more
The student revolts of 1968 failed to overthrow the university administrations they fought against or establish any kind of political movement. However, they did succeed in changing society profoundly. Historian Fernand Braudel writes: “Herbert Marcuse who, without wishing to, became the guru of this revolution was quite justified in saying (23 March 1979) that ‘it … Read more
Many fail to realize that the family is not only an important social unit but also an economic unit of great importance. In traditional society, it was held that marriage creates a new economic entity that enriches all society. Peter Laslett writes: “For marriage, and particularly first marriage, we must repeat, was an act of … Read more
CHANDLER, AZ (January 2014) – 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 by John Horvat II has earned Honorable Mentions in the General- Nonfiction categories at the 2013 New England Book Festival and the 2013 London Book Festival. … Read more
