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  • Discussion Resources for Henry Hazlitt’s Economics in One Lesson

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    Victor Claar's Economics Blog: Discussion Resources for Henry Hazlitt's Economics in One Lesson … Our other book is the classic Economics in One Lesson by Henry Hazlitt.  For those unfamiliar with Hazlitt, he was one of America's finest communicators of economic ideas during his prolific career as a journalist that included writing a regular column…

  • Poverty, Capital and Economic Freedom

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    Acton Commentary: Poverty, Capital and Economic Freedom  Victor Claar …  First, countries grow rich as their human capital improves. Human capital is the term economists use to describe the value that a country’s people possess through their accumulated experience and education. For example, there is little doubt that India’s recent growth explosion is due in…

  • USA Declares War on China!

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    Okay, a trade war, but a war nonetheless. Victor Claar writes: …Over the weekend we learned that the United States would impose three years of import tariffs on tires made in China–beginning at an eye-popping 35 percent. In an excellent article this morning, ConsumerAffairs notes that roughly 17 percent of tires sold in the US…

  • Kruse Kronicle gets a nice hat tip

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    Kruse Kronicle got a nice hat tip. Victor Claar, an actual economist (as opposed to posers like me) whose blog I wrote about a few days ago, had a nice post about my blog today. I want to highlight that Victor noted my "great sense of humor." This just confirms what I've always suspected about…

  • New Economics Themed Blog

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    Last year I did a book review of an excellent book called Economics in Christian Perspective: Theory, Policy and Life Choices by Victor Claar and Robin Klay. (See my review by clicking here.) The authors are economics professors at Hope College in Holland, MI. Well, I just learned that Victor Claar has begun his own…

  • Economics in Christian Perspective – Book Review

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    There is considerable debate in the public square these days about several issues with significant economic components. Globalization, environmental protection, and aiding the poor are just a few. Our assumptions about economic realities also influence the decisions we make in our personal lives. So how might mainstream economics connect with Christian Values and principles? Victor…