Trust: The Missing Element in Today’s Economy

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Many people think that government stimulus packages are the way to produce prosperity since taxpayers’ money serves as a mechanism to jumpstart the economy. However, what really provides the basis for prosperity is trust. Trust gets things done efficiently and quickly. Sociologist Robert Putnam explains: “A society characterized by generalized reciprocity is more efficient than … Read more

When Will the Multi-Trillion-Dollar Debt Parties Stop?

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The $18 trillion national debt is commonly used as a sign of the sad state of the American economy. However, America is not alone in its debt woes. If misery loves company, then America has plenty, with most major countries ringing up similar arrears. The world debt figure has now reached an alarming $100 trillion … Read more

Goodreads Summer Giveaway

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As part of an ongoing campaign to promote the book Return to Order, five copies will be given away on Goodreads, the world’s largest site for readers and book recommendations. Goodreads was launched in January 2007 as a site that helps people find and share books they love with others. Members of the Goodreads network … Read more

Talking About Honoring Our Parents in Cincinnati

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By Norman Fulkerson. “Honor Thy Father and Thy Mother: The Key to Bringing America Back to Order” was the topic of a presentation by writer John Horvat II held at Our Lady of the Holy Spirit Center in Cincinnati, Ohio on June 7th. Nearly ninety people attended the light luncheon and meeting, which highlighted the … Read more

When Regulations Become a Prison

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There are those who believe that the only way to stop the excesses of markets is to build a massive framework of rules and regulations to bar every possibility of abuse. Such structures make economies resemble prisons rather than free markets. Their promoters fail to recognize that this is a moral problem not a regulatory … Read more

Return to Order Presentation in Pittsburgh

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Written by Gary J. Isbell Family, honor, faith and role models are the most powerful tools Americans have to reclaim their great country from the throes of economic chaos, according to the two speakers at a special “Bringing America to Honor” event held near Pittsburgh on June 1st. John Horvat II, vice president of the … Read more

The “Golden” Age of Gold

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People point to the latter part of the nineteenth century as the golden age of the gold standard. During that time, they claim money was stable and inflation was negligible. Gold and silver coinage reigned supreme and sound fiscal policy was firmly in place. Yet a look at this time in American history tells a … Read more

A Return to Order Retreat

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By Francis Slobodnik Today, whether we are fully conscious of it or not, most people experience a sense of disorder deep inside their souls. So many things in life throw our world upside down. We no longer have the order and wholeness that once existed inside society and gave stability and certainty to life. In … Read more