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Repaying a Debt to the Library

by John Horvat II August 26, 2013June 7, 2013

I make frequently use of the local library when working on the 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. During the course of my research, I had to find books that had long been unpublished. These … Read more

Legatus Reviews Return to Order

by John Horvat II May 29, 2017May 17, 2013

The Catholic Monthly Legatus has published a short review of Return to Order in its May 2013 issue. The review reads: The subtitle says it all: From a Frenzied Economy to an Organic Christian Society — Where We’ve Been, How We Got Here, and Where We Need to Go. In his penetrating analysis of contemporary … Read more

The Concept of Universals

by John Horvat II April 4, 2018April 12, 2013

The concept universals contains something very ordered and organic, without which one cannot imagine well-constructed forms of government or other forms of social organization. We should seek the universality of things and not just limit ourselves to the immediate thing at hand. If we do not form an idea of the entirety of something, of … Read more

A Book Signing in Hazleton

by Robert Ritchie October 5, 2020March 6, 2013

At a March 3 book signing in Hazleton, Penn., author John Horvat II presented his work, 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. Nearly sixty people attended the afternoon conference held at the popular Top of the 80’s restaurant/conference center. … Read more

Why Economic Culture Matters

by John Horvat II April 4, 2018February 21, 2013

A review of Becoming Europe: Economic Decline, Culture, and How America Can Avoid a European Future by Samuel Gregg (New York: Encounter Books, 2013) * * * It is not often that one finds refreshing nuance in books dealing with economy. Economics is not supposed to be about nuance. It usually presents itself in the … Read more

“Return to Order” Featured on Television Show

by Guest Writer October 3, 2020February 12, 2013

In anticipation of a book signing in Hazleton, Penn., author John Horvat II appeared on a local television show to talk about his work, 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. Mr. Horvat spoke with talk show host … Read more

Return to Order – Now Available on Kindle

by John Horvat II October 11, 2013February 2, 2013

As the Return to Order campaign gears up for its February 19 release, the much anticipated 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, has just been uploaded into the Kindle format and can now be … Read more

Panics, Manias and Crashes: A Constant in Modern Economy

by Gary Isbell October 3, 2020January 4, 2013

Written by Gary Isbell* Frenetic Intemperance is a term coined to describe a restless and reckless spirit inside certain sectors of modern economy that foments a destabilizing drive to throw off legitimate restraints and gratify all desires. The term is explained in the soon-to-be-released book, Return to Order: From a Frenzied Economy to an Organic … Read more

Cryonics: An Example of the False Promises of Technology

by John Horvat II November 21, 2013November 24, 2012

At the time of the Industrial Revolution of the nineteenth century, technology awakened great expectations and enthusiasm. The prospect of a kind of technological utopia electrified the air. There was a subconscious yet unbounded confidence in technology, vaguely analogous to the absolute confidence that Christians once placed in Divine Providence. So great was the hope … Read more

18,000 Hostess Jobs Gone – The Root of the Issue

by John Horvat II November 21, 2013November 23, 2012

The reporting of the debate between Hostess and its bakery union is not getting to the core of this issue, a critical one which profoundly affects the economy today: The foundation of amicable employer – employee relationships.

Tragically, under this rule of money, men adopt a corresponding set of values that takes root in society. We see an entirely different way of looking at life where social, cultural, and moral values are put aside. In their place is a set of values that attaches more importance to quantity over quality, utility over beauty, matter over spirit.