The present day economic crisis is nothing new. In fact, since the dawn of modern economy in the late eighteenth century, crisis is a permanent fixture. As the book, Return to Order states, this is in part due to the frenetic intemperance found in sectors of modern economy that are constantly throwing things out of … Read more
Modern economics tends to reduce economic activity to formulae and equations. This is not the true subject matter of economics. Economic activities deal with human actions that are not predicable and thus cannot be reduced to the equations of an exact science. As economic historian Odd Langholm states: “The subject matter of economics is properly … Read more
It’s not only the government that is in over its head in debt. While all the talk around the nation is centered on the federal debt, private debt is now soaring to great heights. The $17 trillion federal deficit may be big but household debt is not far behind at $13 trillion. It was thought … Read more
When people ask me what is wrong with our modern day economy, I respond that it is frenzied and out of balance. In my book, Return to Order, I coined the term “frenetic intemperance” to describe a restless and reckless spirit inside modern economy that foments a drive to throw off legitimate restraints and gratify … Read more
There are those who claim riches are not good. Such views are unbalanced since goods in themselves are neutral and can serve man in many ways. Saint Thomas Aquinas strikes the balance when he claims that: ‘Riches are good for as much as they serve the use of virtue; and if this measure be exceeded, … Read more
Written by Gary Isbell The book, Return to Order, was offered at the Values Voters Summit held at the Omni Shoreham Hotel in Washington D.C. on October 11-13. Nearly 2, 500 Americans from around the country gathered at the event, which featured many of the nation’s conservative leaders. At the exhibitor’s table of the American … Read more
In promoting a book, one of the first things you are asked to do is to define your target audience. If you can identify the type of person who should read the book, then you can concentrate your efforts on reaching those people. In the course of promoting the book, Return to Order, I have … Read more
Frenetic Intemperance The key to understand the economic crisis is to look for its cause. Deep inside the soul of modern man we find this cause: frenetic intemperance. This vice can be defined as a restless spirit inside certain sectors of modern economy that foments a drive within men to throw off legitimate restraints and … Read more
There are those who normally play a leadership role in society by representing the community. Such representative characters are those leaders who perceive the ideals, principles, and qualities that are desired and admired by a community or nation, and translate them into concrete programs of life and culture. Their importance cannot be underestimated since they … Read more
Sometimes the simple explanations are the best. People are not free when enslaved to their vices. As Russell Kirk explains, “People are born free only in the sense that they are born to the right to seek what suits their nature.” (Russell Kirk, The American Cause, Gleaves Whitney, ed., ISI Books, Wilmington, Delaware, 2002, p. … Read more
