Caux Round Table for Moral Capitalism
We make the case for Moral Capitalism.
Here’s June Pegasus.
In this issue, various fellows of ours commemorate and offer their thoughts on the 250th anniversary of the U.S. Declaration of Independence.
Michael Hartoonian and yours truly also offer our perspectives.
Happy birthday America!
Yesterday, the U.S. Supreme Court issued an historic decision about how power is to be used under our Constitution. The court overruled a previous case from the 1930s which gave federal bureaucratic agencies created by the Congress the privilege of acting arbitrarily and capriciously as a fourth branch of government, ahead of the people and independent of both the president and in many ways, the courts.
This Supreme Court decision, therefore, vindicates and ratifies the Caux Round Table’s Principles for Government.
By coincidence, today, my publisher, RealClear Publishing, is releasing my new book, America vs. the Overclass: How a New Elite Corrupted Our Nation and What We Can Do to Stop Them, on what has gone wrong with my country. My thesis has been vindicated by this new Supreme Court decision, as well.
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I hope you will read it and gain a new perspective on American history.
A little belatedly, here’s May Pegasus.
This issue delivers four different essays, all of them focused on how we can create a better civilization and communal life in a time of conflict and difficulty.
First, I write about the pursuit of happiness.
Secondly, Michael Hartoonian, in his essay “Toward a Theory of Constitutional Citizenship,” builds on my points, underscoring the role of a citizen in building the framework for the pursuit of happiness.
Next, Cardinal Silvano Maria Tomasi strengthens Michael’s argument that the pursuit of happiness is not simply given, but must be earned, in his piece, “A Disoriented Society in Search of Spiritual Pluralism: Fraternity and the Social Doctrine of the Church as a Horizon for Coexistence.”
Lastly, we include an excerpt from Ki-Chan Kim, professor emeritus at the Catholic University of Korea, from a talk he gave on a fragmented world in search of spirituality to the general assembly of the pontifical foundation Centesimus Annus Pro Pontifice international conference in late May at the Vatican.
I would be most interested in your thoughts and feedback.
Here are a few more short videos on relevant and timely topics. They include:
–The Caux Round Table’s Special Relationship with the Vatican
–General Abrams and How to Think About War
–Principles Meet In the Middle
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I wrote it to bring to public notice some ideas from sociology and social-psychology, which have drawn my attention for many years.
The jumping-off point for my analysis of American culture, modal personalities, society, politics, is Sir John Glubb’s observation that, over the ages and across human cultures, the average life of dynasties, regimes and great nations has been 250 years.
This July 4th is the 250th anniversary of the U.S. Declaration of Independence, which my ancestor, Lewis Morris, signed.
My people are unhappy. Our politics are destructive. Our economy carries an unsustainable debt. How many more years does our republic have left?
The book, in many ways, intersects with and carries forward the concerns of the Caux Round Table. My suggestion for a revival of the American experiment in ordered liberty is for individuals to assume responsibility, to assume an office arising out of covenant. Such personal covenantal dedication to a common good is the foundation for moral capitalism and moral government. This requires a personal commitment of being inner-directed.
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A little belatedly, here’s April Pegasus.
This issue delivers three essays on differing topics, but with an overarching theme. We have moral responsibilities beyond ourselves to our families, our communities and our nations. In a world where the self, loneliness and an idea of doing your own thing have become more prevalent, these essays remind us of duty and responsibility – vital, core blocks to what makes a society and culture work and, ultimately, flourish. We neglect these ideas at our peril.
As usual, I would be most interested in your thoughts and feedback.
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Here are a few more short videos on relevant and timely topics. They include:
–On War and Making Distinctions
–Steve’s Audience with the Pope
–Where Are the Bounds for Selfishness?
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This issue is all about Jeffrey Epstein.
I would be most interested in your thoughts and feedback!
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