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At the Crossroads of Capitalism

Michael Novak writes in The National Review, Democratic Capitalism  The prospering of free societies depends on certain moral and cultural practices. Sept 24, 2013 Excerpt: What I have been trying to bring out in these brief remarks on the economy and

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A Mind Centered Economic System

Michael Novak writes in The National Review, Democratic Capitalism  The prospering of free societies depends on certain moral and cultural practices. Sept 24, 2013 Excerpt: For instance, more than a hundred nations of the world have discovered by experience during the

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JFK and Liberal Transitions

From Jeff Jacoby at the Boston Globe, Would Democrats embrace a JFK today? Excerpts: When his re-election in 1958 made it clear that Kennedy would be running for the Democratic presidential nomination, Eleanor Roosevelt was asked in a TV interview

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Subtle Destruction

“But so imperfect is this world that even virtuous, idealistic, humanitarian attempts by government “often gang awry.” There is a right way and a wrong way for government to get involved in humanitarian attempts to better the human condition. One

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The New Left

“In 1971–72, my mind was in a fruitful turmoil regarding my left-wing tendencies. I had begun to notice the appearance of two lefts—one that included my whole family and what it represented, and the other a “new” left, based on

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Three Legs of Democratic Capitalism

Michael Novak writes in The National Review, Democratic Capitalism  The prospering of free societies depends on certain moral and cultural practices. Sept 24, 2013 Excerpt: As a matter of principle, however, the Chinese leadership is betting on the possibility of sustaining

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Capitalist Redemption

Michael Novak writes in The National Review, Democratic Capitalism  The prospering of free societies depends on certain moral and cultural practices. Sept 24, 2013 Excerpt: Meanwhile, two principles help to define the meaning of “democratic capitalism.” (1) The first is a

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