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Cassandra Calls the Election
John Médaille, Politics John C. Médaille 5/23/16 John Médaille, Politics John C. Médaille 5/23/16

Cassandra Calls the Election

This is not a presidential election about the head, but about the heart, and at the heart of American politics is a burning rage.

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The Forgotten Agrarian
Agrarianism, History, John Médaille John C. Médaille 4/18/16 Agrarianism, History, John Médaille John C. Médaille 4/18/16

The Forgotten Agrarian

It is not so much a matter of Adam Smith “defending” capitalism as it is of capitalists appropriating Smith, and often against his expressed wishes.

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The Peasantry of the Future
Books, Economics, John Médaille John C. Médaille 4/5/16 Books, Economics, John Médaille John C. Médaille 4/5/16

The Peasantry of the Future

An economy without values has no future, and no bailout of whatever size can rescue it.

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The Monday-Morning Pundit
John Médaille, Politics John C. Médaille 2/29/16 John Médaille, Politics John C. Médaille 2/29/16

The Monday-Morning Pundit

Substance will get you nowhere in the blood sport of politics. Rather, you must give the pundits what they crave, like an addict craves his “fix.”

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Pro-Life or Anti-Abortion?
John Médaille, Politics John C. Médaille 2/22/16 John Médaille, Politics John C. Médaille 2/22/16

Pro-Life or Anti-Abortion?

The Republicans are not even an anti-abortion party, much less a pro-life party.

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Alan Bennett, Alan Bennett and The Lady in the Van
Culture, John Médaille, Movies John C. Médaille 2/17/16 Culture, John Médaille, Movies John C. Médaille 2/17/16

Alan Bennett, Alan Bennett and The Lady in the Van

John C. Médaille takes his wife to see The Lady in the Van.

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Making Judah Great Again: An Apology for Judas
John Médaille, Politics John C. Médaille 1/19/16 John Médaille, Politics John C. Médaille 1/19/16

Making Judah Great Again: An Apology for Judas

The most hated man in all of literature is likely Judas Iscariot, the man who betrayed his friend and teacher with a kiss.

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The Closing of the Commercial Commons
Economics, John Médaille John C. Médaille 1/5/16 Economics, John Médaille John C. Médaille 1/5/16

The Closing of the Commercial Commons

The commons has disappeared into the corporate collective, a collective as brutal and as unfree as anything ever imagined by Josef Stalin.

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The 3% Solution
John Médaille, Politics John C. Médaille 8/15/13 John Médaille, Politics John C. Médaille 8/15/13

The 3% Solution

In the 3% Solution, John Médaille discusses the advantages of being out of power and why that serves as an opportunity for party reflection.

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Intelligible Design and Darwin’s Black Box
John Médaille, Science John C. Médaille 9/20/12 John Médaille, Science John C. Médaille 9/20/12

Intelligible Design and Darwin’s Black Box

For the medieval scientist, knowledge of the world was knowledge of the world’s God.

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An Introduction to the Social Theories of the Middle Ages
Books, History, John Médaille John C. Médaille 5/27/12 Books, History, John Médaille John C. Médaille 5/27/12

An Introduction to the Social Theories of the Middle Ages

The Middle Ages provides a counterpoint to our current situation.

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Friends and Strangers: A Meditation on Money
Economics, John Médaille John C. Médaille 1/3/12 Economics, John Médaille John C. Médaille 1/3/12

Friends and Strangers: A Meditation on Money

Money is not so much a medium of exchange as a record of the obligations we have to each other.

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There Is No Such Thing As A Bank Loan
Economics, John Médaille John C. Médaille 11/2/11 Economics, John Médaille John C. Médaille 11/2/11

There Is No Such Thing As A Bank Loan

The bank “loan” is not really a loan at all, not really a transfer of hard-earned assets, but a legal arrangement of monopoly powers to a group of men.

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Playing Poker With Obama
Economics, John Médaille John C. Médaille 8/15/11 Economics, John Médaille John C. Médaille 8/15/11

Playing Poker With Obama

Poker tournaments have become very popular. I've never been attracted to them, but I would be willing to chance it if Barack Obama would be my opponent.

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Will There Be Zombies?
Economics, John Médaille John C. Médaille 8/8/11 Economics, John Médaille John C. Médaille 8/8/11

Will There Be Zombies?

Like the zombies, we pursue the same goal, our supposed “self-interest,” but we pursue it mindlessly and without cooperation with each other.

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Distributism and the Health Care System
Guilds, John Médaille John C. Médaille 7/10/11 Guilds, John Médaille John C. Médaille 7/10/11

Distributism and the Health Care System

The United States spends almost as much in public money as the English do, yet we do not have universal health care.

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The Political Economy of Distributism
Economics, John Médaille John C. Médaille 6/19/11 Economics, John Médaille John C. Médaille 6/19/11

The Political Economy of Distributism

Political subsidiarity means little if the industrial system remains concentrated; collecting taxes locally if production is not also widespread.

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Who Owns Our Jobs?
Books, John Médaille John C. Médaille 5/22/11 Books, John Médaille John C. Médaille 5/22/11

Who Owns Our Jobs?

We have all been trained up to the belief that jobs are something in the gift of great corporations or government bureaucracies.

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Can Mises Be Baptized?
Economics, John Médaille John C. Médaille 5/1/11 Economics, John Médaille John C. Médaille 5/1/11

Can Mises Be Baptized?

Money flows like water for these people, usually corporate money, water largely used in an attempt to baptize Mises.

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Capitalism As An Unnatural System
Economics, John Médaille John C. Médaille 4/10/11 Economics, John Médaille John C. Médaille 4/10/11

Capitalism As An Unnatural System

For Aristotle, natural exchange was that necessary to provision the household, while unnatural exchange had money alone for its object.

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