Cultivating equality
Even if increased equity were to involve a slightly smaller pie, the resulting social order may be preferred. When poverty declines, the social costs of poverty fall, and despair is replaced by hope.
Capital in the Twenty-First Century, by Thomas Piketty
Income disparity is likely to keep getting worse, eventually undermining the viability of democratic capitalism. This stark message has made Thomas Piketty's book the object of much scrutiny.
Beyond Our Means, by Sheldon Garon
Sheldon Garon contends that Americans lack moral teaching on wealth, public policies that encourage saving, and a cultural ethos that nurtures thrift.
A Review of Adam Smith: An Enlightened Life
The Scottish Enlightenment of the 18th century was fascinating because it pondered the deepest questions of how a social order can be structured to maximize human welfare....
America's Economic Moralists: A History of Rival Ethics and Economics
Americans have viewed morality in economic life in at least two ways....
Covenant Economics: A Biblical Vision of Justice for All
The overarching theme of the biblical story is economic justice for all, and a society can achieve that justice only if i...
How the boom went bust
Paul Krugman is one economist who can analyze the complexities of an economic crisis, propose solutions and make the dis...
The wages of greed: Credit meltdown
The sources of the current economic crisis are complex and the blame for the crisis difficult to assess precisely....
Politics of charity
This is a provocative book on charitable giving in the United States and a variety of...
Capital virtues
There has always been an uncomfortable connection between Sunday-morning and Monday-morning Christianity....