Archive for William S. Kern
Catholic Social Teaching and the Q.S. Economy: A Hayekian Critique
William S. Kern is Assistant Professor of Economics at Franklin and Marshall College, Lancaster, Pennsylvania. In October of 1985 the National Conference of Catholic Bishops released a new draft of their “Pastoral On Catholic Social Teaching and the U.S. Economy.” The Bishops seek to demonstrate, via a review of Biblical teachings, that certain ethical norms [...]
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JPMorgan Chase and Casino Banking
JPMorgan Chase & Co., one of the nation’s leading banks, revealed in May that a London trader racked... Read More
Individualism, Trade-Unions, and “Self-Governing Combinations”
Who do you imagine said this? “[Trade-unions] seem natural to the passing phase of social evolution,... Read More
Bubbles, Malinvestment, and Higher Education
Many commentators are asking whether the next big bubble to burst will be the debt associated with the... Read More
JPMorgan’s Blunder Is No Market Failure
I am not going to try to defend JPMorgan Chase for its recent, widely reported financial blunders. ... Read More
For Equality; Against Privilege
This TGIF originally ran July 7, 2006. The freedom philosophy can be boiled down to two phrases: for... Read More




