The Catholic Church likes subsidiarity. Politicians like federalism. Economists like free markets. It turns out that, if you can adequately define “the common good,” the three - subsidiarity, federalism, and free markets - pretty much boil down to the same thing. This week is the first half of a four-way discussion with two Catholic theologians, a political scientist, and an economist on subsidiarity and the common good.   Get Your Copy of Cooperation and Coercion Now!  Show Your Support for Words & Numbers at Patreon  Quick Hits    &nbsp; Foolishness of the Week  &nbsp; Topic of the Week   &nbsp; Join the Conversation Words & Numbers Backstage  More James at Smoke & Stories Let Us Know What You Think  Antony Davies on Twitter  James R. Harrigan on Twitter

Episode 266: Subsidiarity, Solidarity, and the Common Good

Now that a decade has passed since the Affordable Care Act reached full implementation, it’s a good time to look back at what we were promised, what we got, and what we didn’t get.. &nbsp; Get Your Copy of Cooperation and Coercion Now!  Show Your Support for Words & Numbers at Patreon  Quick Hits    Foolishness of the Week  Topic of the Week  Join the Conversation Words & Numbers Backstage  More James at Smoke & Stories Let Us Know What You Think  Antony Davies on Twitter  James R. Harrigan on Twitter

Episode 267: Ten Years of ObamaCare

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Episode 268: A Conversation with Award Winning Students

This week, we talk with the economics students of Mount Hebron High School who have won the state economics championship 16 times, the national championship six times, and recently won the international championship for the first time.  Get Your Copy of Cooperation and Coercion Now!  Show Your Support for Words & Numbers at Patreon  Quick Hits  Foolishness of the Week  Topic of the Week   &nbsp; Join the Conversation Words & Numbers Backstage  More James at Smoke & Stories Let Us Know What You Think  Antony Davies on Twitter  James R. Harrigan on Twitter

Episode 269: A Conversation with Award Winning Students, Pt. 2

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