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In the Parable of the Talents we learn that diversity is woven into the fabric of creation. We see that Jesus does not distribute or reward talent equally. His concern is with how we use our talents. His greatest reward goes to those who invest their talents shrewdly. This reward structure appeals to our basic nature.  If you will excuse me, …

In Part One I agreed with Sen. Bernie Sanders (D-VA) that income inequality was a problem but disagreed with him for not differentiating the moral from the immoral causes. In Part Two I shared how free moral consumer choices made Taylor Swift wealthy and how each transaction left her customers better off than they were before the exchange making each …

In Part One I agreed with Sen. Bernie Sanders (D-VA) that income inequality was a problem but disagreed with him for not differentiating its moral from its immoral causes. In Part Two I shared how consumer choice made Taylor Swift wealthy and how each transaction left individuals better off than they were before. Each transaction was a “win-win”. In this post I address the …

In Part One I agreed with Sen. Bernie Sanders (D-VA). We have an income inequality problem. Where we disagree is I differentiate inequality created by consumer demand and individual decision (moral) from inequality created by government regulation in violation of rule of law (immoral). Sen. Sanders and Keeley Mullen, National Director of the Million Student March don’t believe that recording …

From Cicero to Augustine, from Adams to Martin Luther King, one of the principles of a just and prosperous society, is rule of law. Rule of law posits that all men are equal under the law. Rule of law holds that if an action is immoral for an individual it is also immoral for an individual in government. No man is …