The BB&T Economic Freedom Lecture Series features a presentation on Christianity and economics in March for Sorrell College's Johnson Center.
A college professor will explore economics and Christianity in the 2019 BB&T Economic Freedom Lecture at Troy University on Monday, March 25.
Hosted by the Johnson Center for Political Economy and the Sorrell College of Business, Dr. Shawn Ritenour, an author and professor of economics at Pennsylvania’s Grove City College, will present the talk at…
The "Sand Palace," a private residence in Mexico Beach, survived Hurricane Micheal due to mitigation efforts in its construction. (FEMA photo/Wilsey)
Last October, Hurricane Michael slammed the Florida panhandle with 155 mile per hour (mph) winds. Mexico Beach was largely destroyed, except for one exceptional, and now much reported on, house called the Sand Palace. Does it offer a guide for building for the future?
Strengthening buildings to reduce damage from natural disasters is called mitigation,…
Economists should not let the allure of an optimal tax create an impression that carbon taxation will benefit the economy. (photo/Dori)
A carbon tax involves some good economics and is probably the best way to address global warming. And yet I think that adopting the tax represents bad policy. My reservations involve the politics of policy implementation as examined by Nobel prize-winning economist James Buchanan.
Before getting to my concerns, let’s consider two other arguments against…
The National Debt Clock in New York City gives a glimpse of each American family's share of the debt. (Wikimedia Commons)
Is the Federal government spending us into financial ruin? The current numbers and budget projections suggest so. Yet I think that the scary numbers reflect an unresolved conflict over the role of government more than a threat of bankruptcy.
The national debt of the United States, the accumulated borrowing since the Republic’s founding, stands at…
