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Daily Archives: October 3, 2012
Freedom from Want 3: Smoot-Hawley, Stimulus, and Austerity
In my latest reading of Freedom from Want: American Liberalism and the Global Economy, Edward Gresser talked about the Smoot-Hawley Act, a protectionist law that was enacted during the Presidency of Herbert Hoover. Many defenders of free trade maintain that … Continue reading
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Annihilation; Partially Fulfilled
I have two items for my write-up today on Jonathan Goldstein’s commentary on II Maccabees. 1. On pages 305-306, Goldstein in his comment on II Maccabees 7:9 contends that Jason (the author of II Maccabees) interprets Daniel 12:2 to mean … Continue reading
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