Words & Numbers

James and Antony record before a live audience at Truman State University, asking the question, “Is Capitalism moral?” Their answer wends its way through the definition of morality, whether morality requires a religious basis, whether markets beget or reflect morality, whether self-interest is immoral or a motivator that can be harnessed to encourage people to want to help each other. Show your support for Words & Numbers at Patreon https://www.patreon.com/wordsandnumbers Quick hits Chicago library drops fines https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/chicago-first-to-ditch-overdue-library-fees/ Ohio allows wrong answers https://www.newsweek.com/ohio-student-religious-liberties-act-1472008 Foolishness of the week Billionaires’ tears https://shop.elizabethwarren.com/products/billionaire-tears-mug Topic of the week: The morality of capitalism Paul Ryan’s Catholicism and the poor https://www.wsj.com/articles/SB10000872396390444375104577592892933747400 Ethics and the economy https://www.jstor.org/stable/20753439?s