Gordon C. Boronow

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  Jun 23, 2016

  Clinton vs. Trump, Brexit and Limited Government

  Many people I've talked to recently are disappointed with the choices of presumptive Presidential candidates, Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump. That's understandable. Both Clinton and Trump are flawed candidates, vehemently opposed by significant portions of the population.

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  May 16, 2016

  Trump Is a 'Low Interest Guy,' Here's Why That's a Bad Idea

  Are you a low interest rate person? Donald Trump is. In a widely reported interview on CNBC last week, Mr. Trump emphasized that he is "a low interest rate guy."

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  Apr 26, 2016

  How Christians Should Respond to Apple, Disney, NFL, NBA

  Are you offended by the recent spate of companies opposing the right of Americans to exercise freedom of conscience? Indiana, Arizona, Georgia, North Carolina, Missouri and Arkansas have come under sharp attack from Apple, Disney, the NFL, and the NBA, among others.

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  Apr 11, 2016

  Obama Wants to Build a Wall Around American Companies

  One of the too-few happy days in the twentieth century was November 9, 1989, the day the Berlin Wall came down.

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  Mar 24, 2016

  Depressed About the Nation? Remember Jack Kemp

  I had the occasion this week to dust off my old copy of "The Way the World Works" by Jude Wanniski, a close advisor to former HUD Secretary and former Congressman Jack Kemp, back in the day when the Carter malaise had us thinking much in the way we do today.

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  Mar 2, 2016

  The Best Reason to Abolish the IRS

  Readers of the Christian Post are familiar with the IRS scandal directed against Tea Party related organizations. The misuse of the IRS as a political weapon did not begin with President Obama and suppression of the Tea Party however.

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  Jan 28, 2016

  How Should Christians Process the 2016 Stock Market Retreat?

  As a professor of economics, I read a lot of analysis from many different sources; economists, investment advisors, policymakers, and business leaders. There has never been such a divergent range of opinions, from people whose opinions I respect, than right now.

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  Dec 24, 2015

  Gender-Based Pricing: A Christmas Lesson

  While riding in the car with my wife the other day, a story came up on a news radio station that caught my attention. An earnest community activist was warning the listeners of one of the dangers in shopping for Christmas toys; the danger of falling victim to gender-based pricing.

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  Nov 30, 2015

  If Our Politicians Lack Courage, Give Me the Gold Standard

  Back in the '60s, President Lyndon Johnson tried to wage the Vietnam War and launch the welfare programs known as the "Great Society" at the same time. In a classic example of the "guns and butter" tradeoff, the president was unwilling to make a decision between guns or butter.

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  Oct 19, 2015

  Profit Is the Purpose of Business? Rethinking Milton Friedman

  What we need in Corporate America is not more laws and regulations, but a major rethinking about the purpose of Business.