It is difficult to get a handle on what exactly is happening in our troubled economy. Everyone feels the malaise but few know how to explain it. Some say the economy is getting slightly better; others say it is getting much worse. There is debt, unemployment and stagnation which some say is caused by too … Read more
Written by Francis Slobodnik One of the tragedies of today’s industrial society is the de-personalization of just about everything. There remain few institutions today that offer personal service. Rare also are institutions where the owners or proprietors have a personal stake in their business or occupation. The Steamboat Arabia Museum in Kansas City, Missouri is … Read more
Written by Gary Isbel Following an early December book tour in Belgium and Holland, several Dutch publications have taken note of Return to Order. The editors of Nederlands Dagblad published an op-ed piece, “An Impending Economic Crisis,” by author John Horvat II in its December 10 edition. The Christian newspaper has about 25,000 subscribers. In … Read more
Author Douglas Rushkoff suggests that the idea that time is money came from different perceptions of looking at and measuring time. He makes the distinction between calendar-driven and machine-driven civilizations. He writes: “Thanks to the clock tower, the rhythms of daily life were now dictated by a machine. Over time, people conformed to ever more … Read more
Excerpt from the talk, “Representative Characters: Our Hope for Reestablishing Order in Society” given by Michael Whitcraft at the 2013 TFP National Conference on October 27, 2013 As I stated at the beginning of my talk, the next thing that we will deal with is what I will call, anti-representative characters. We see these spread … Read more
A review of Infiltrated: How to Stop the Insiders and Activists Who are Exploiting the Financial Crisis to Control Our Lives and Our Fortunes (McGraw-Hill Professional, August 2013) by Dr. Jay Richards written by John Horvat II All too often economic decisions are not determined by the facts on the ground but by the way … Read more
It’s not only the government that is in over its head in debt. While all the talk around the nation is centered on the federal debt, private debt is now soaring to great heights. The $17 trillion federal deficit may be big but household debt is not far behind at $13 trillion. It was thought … Read more
When people ask me what is wrong with our modern day economy, I respond that it is frenzied and out of balance. In my book, Return to Order, I coined the term “frenetic intemperance” to describe a restless and reckless spirit inside modern economy that foments a drive to throw off legitimate restraints and gratify … Read more
Frenetic Intemperance The key to understand the economic crisis is to look for its cause. Deep inside the soul of modern man we find this cause: frenetic intemperance. This vice can be defined as a restless spirit inside certain sectors of modern economy that foments a drive within men to throw off legitimate restraints and … Read more
TFP Student Action volunteers began the morning of Monday September 16 with the usual preparations for departure, assuring all materials were in place for a day of promoting Return to Order by John Horvat II at George Washington University in the nation’s capital. However, several factors assured it would be no ordinary day of campaigning … Read more
