Pushing back the limits of subsidiarity
Micah suggested I add my 1.5 cents on this post; an excerpt: In broad outline, “Subsidiarists” are people who are fearful or hostile to the state provision of social welfare – preferring that charity be dispensed at lower levels of society: communities and families. “Solidarists,” by contrast, believe that society as a whole is often the best administrator of social welfare, and prefer...
read moreLottery Question: Why Do Good Things Happen to Bad People?
Most of us have pondered at one time another the ageless question: why do bad things happen to good people? Occasioned by the recent record-breaking lottery excitement, I’m flipping the question: why do good things happen to bad people?
read moreThe Distinction Between Welfare and Charity
When I was a sweet, naïve freshman in college, I was inspired by a “liberal”, philosophy, namely, that if we all paid higher taxes, then fewer people would be poor. It seemed like such an easy and straightforward way to help so many people out, who could possibly be against that? Slowly I began to realize that this philosophy was too easy. I knew lots of faithful Republicans whom I knew for...
read morePopulation growth and economic growth
By Tim Shaughnessy At least three of your friendly neighborhood T&C bloggers attended the 2nd Annual Bishop’s Pro-Life Banquet this past weekend (pics here). The keynote speech was given by Fr. Shenan Boquet, president of Human Life International. His main point was the necessity for us to be active in the pro-life movement, but he had a short story about the culture of death that...
read moreWho Said It?
Some great economic wisdom here: When he sees the luxurious residence or the charming country house of a wealthy person, a poor workingman often asks himself: “Why is there such inequality in the world?” How many volumes have been written about equality among men! How much blood has been spilled for this idea! And yet, in spite of it all, we still have the rich and the poor… Let...
read moreAbout the Author
Tim Shaughnessy is a cradle Catholic who began to take his faith seriously after meeting his then-Baptist future wife. She is now the wonderful Catholic mom to his two sons. Tim has undergraduate degrees in economics and political science, and a Master’s and Ph.D. in economics. He teaches economics at the undergraduate and graduate level, and is a faculty advisor for the campus Catholic student organization.
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