Pope Francis denounces unemployment and the pursuit of “profit at any cost”

By: John Hayward  |  May 2nd at 03:25 PM  | 

Pope Francis caused a stir with this Twitter message on Thursday morning: “My thoughts turn to all who are unemployed, often as a result of a self-centered mindset bent on profit at any cost.” Some have interpreted this remark as a broad attack on capitalism.  Business Insider tells us the Pope might have had a specific situation in mind: Pope Francis on Wednesday condemned as | Read More »

This Is Why America Is Not Creating New Jobs

By: Erick Erickson (Diary)  |  October 4th at 07:50 AM  | 

George Stephanoupolos asked Barack Obama about banks and their new fees. Of course, Obama could not accept any responsibility for that at all. And along the way he said something pretty damn amazing. This: “You don’t have some inherent right just to– you know, get a certain amount of profit. Actually, in the free market, on the supply and demand curve, you do have an | Read More »