This presentation is from our 2011 Challenge of Liberty Summer Seminar for college students, which was held from August 1 to 5, 2011, at Notre Dame de Namur University, Belmont, California.
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“Economics and environmentalism are types of modern religions.” So says Robert H. Nelson in his analysis of the roots of economics and environmentalism and their mutually antagonistic relations in the twentieth and twenty-first centuries. The present debate raging over global warming exemplifies the clash of these two public theologies.
Part 1: Introductory Remarks by David Theroux Part 2: “Why Economics Matters more than Ever” with Gregory Rehmke Part 3: “Healthcare Reform: a Principled Critique” by Michael Winther
