It’s called Amazon Dash. It’s the latest and greatest gadget in the line of instant purchase. “Have it now” takes on a new meaning when you dash an order off to Amazon in real time. Amazon Dash involves a new hand-held device that allows customers to order products by simply speaking into a microphone or … Read more
“I am looking forward to reading return to order and to see how our society needs to correct our behavior. This should be a great read to understand the link between our moral decay and economic decay.” – Matt Torok Is Technology Ruining Your Life? Take A Quick Quiz To Find Out By Clicking Here.
While the science of economics basically deals with material matters, the modern mistake is to reduce it only to these matters through formulas and statistics. Actually, economic thought must deal with all aspects of material resources and goods and especially the underlying ideas that regulate their acquisition, consumption, supply and distribution. Is Technology Ruining Your … Read more
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
by Roark Mitzell. I find a certain reckless spirit inside our modern economy in which it seems everyone wants to throw off legitimate restraints and gratify disordered passions – and do so quickly. I am not alone in my assessment. In his book, Return to Order: From a Frenzied Economy to an Organic Christian Society—Where … Read more
A review by Philip Beattie Read the full review here 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 Author: John Horvat II Publisher: York Press. 2013. 400 pp. York Press, $21.95 “Order is the first need of the soul” Russell Kirk. Given that … Read more
By Robert Stacy McCain. America has been on a “never-ending party cruise” for decades, according to John Horvat II, and the economic crash of 2008 was evidence that the hedonistic pursuit of consumer thrills cannot continue indefinitely. In this sense, our $17 trillion-dollar national debt stands as an indictment not merely of our federal government, … Read more
There are many who judge the health of the economy on the basis of the stock market. With markets reaching record highs, some see this as a sign of an ever-illusive “economic recovery.” However, such criteria can be deceptive. There are a host of other indicators that reveal that things are getting worse – and … Read more
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
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
