Author: Daniel Mynyk

Welcome to Christmas 2020 at Truthspresso.In this episode we are going to unwrap the depths of Isaiah 9:6 as a present from God for the first Christmas.Isaiah 9:6: “For unto us a child is born, unto us a son is given: and the government shall be upon his shoulder: and his name shall be called Wonderful, Counsellor, The mighty God, The everlasting Father, The Prince of Peace.”We look at each phrase and cross reference to see that it is a prophecy of the Messiah.We also compare it with Isaiah 7:14 to verify that the Messiah would be truly born of a virgin.We put other possible fulfillments to the test such as King Hezekiah, Isaiah’s son, or someone unknown from history.We

To conclude our series of political economic topics, let’s derive some Biblical principles of economics (and against tyranny) as we break down the Tale of the Superblians.As many humans in our story replaced simple Biblical rules for tyrannical man-made rules, they drove the benevolent Superblians away from earth. Over time, when the fog cleared, at least one started to realize the evil they had imposed against their intergalactic friends.The Superblians helped humans prosper by practicing and teaching these four Biblical principles of economics:The Bible favors private property (Exo 20:15-17; Jer 32:6-15; Act 5:4)The Bible favors free exchange (Lev 25:14)The Bible favors savings (Gen 41; Pro 21:20; 13:22)The Bible does not favor “stimulus” (Lev 19:11; Jer 7:9; Joh 10:10; Amo 3:10;

Welcome to the first made-up, imaginary, fictional type story on Truthspresso!This episode is part 3 and concludes the Tale of the Superblians.Jake arrives at the convention center after Dr. Tom Words finished delivering a speech against Dr. Paul Drugman’s article in the New Dork Times. Jake still wants to meet Dr. Words before he has to catch his plane. As Jake befriends Superblians, he has the sneaking suspicion that society is beginning to reevaluate their own.Some real life type people figures make guest appearances or are mentioned in this part. The names have been changed to protect the innocent and the super guilty alike.Parodied appearances:Paul Krugman as “Paul Drugman”Robert P. Murphy as “Robert P. Nerfy”Thomas E. Woods as “Thomas E.

Welcome to the first made-up, imaginary, fictional type story on Truthspresso!Guess what: I was wrong! It turns out as I write this silly story, part 2 will not conclude the Tale of the Superblians.We pick up our story a year after the Superblians “invaded” from outer space. Listen in as our antagonist Jake has to battle two opposing economic ideas about these benevolent aliens. Are their improvements good as they appear or will they lead to destruction?Some real life type people figures make guest appearances in this part. The names have been changed to protect the innocent and the super guilty alike.Parodied appearances:Paul Krugman as “Paul Drugman”Robert P. Murphy as “Robert P. Nerfy”Thomas E. Woods as “Thomas E. Words”Theater sounds

Welcome to the first made-up, imaginary, fictional type story on Truthspresso!I am planning to wrap up the economics series with the Tale of the Superblians.Part 1 introduces the main characters and our rather unique situation.Part 2 will show how our unusual story shockingly concludes.If you like Sci-Fi, I hope you will bear with me in my first attempt at a Sci-Fi short story that also teaches important economic lessons.Scripture Citations:Psalm 35:26-28*****Like what you hear? Donate to Truthspresso and give a shot of support!*****

Continuing with parsing through the politics of income inequality, we shift from the myths and articles to get down to some simple questions.We consider these few basic thoughts:College shows why incomes differ. Different majors offer different skills that have different levels of supply and demand. People intend to go to college for a return on investment.Jobs are different and command different incomes. Should a low-skilled factory worker make similar income as a brain surgeon?Because people are different, an economy rebooted with income inequality would never naturally stay that way. People save differently, spend differently, invest differently, and seek different vocations. Any snapshot of an economy with income inequality imposed would quickly revert to inequality without persistent draconian regulation. Our differences

Income inequality has become a hot button issue in this last decade. Concerns range from the idea that it will destroy civilization to simply “It just isn’t fair!”Well, this episode will present four common claims about how income inequality is “unfair” and answer them”The rich are getting richer and the poor are staying poor.The United States is the worst offender for income inequality.The poor and middle class are being cheated out of much of the wealth their labor creates.Economic growth that fuels income inequality leaves the poor behind.Sources Cited:US Census Bureau, “Income and Poverty in the United States: 2019“Phil Gramm and John F. Early, Wall Street Journal, “The Myth of American Inequality“Nat Levy, Geekwire, “Walmart posts $514B in revenue for

Joe from WalkwithGod joined me on Wednesday to chat about the upcoming election and politics from a Christian perspective.What made this fun is that we didn’t plan out our discussion. Neither of us knew the other’s views until right before hitting the record button!Joe described himself as a “centrist.”I described myself as “libertarian-leaning.”Both of us feel a little like outsiders looking in through the window at a political system that never really represents us.As Christians, we both desire to filter all politics through the Word of God, not through a party platform.We discussed abortion, democracy, gerrymandering, representation, the Supreme Court, and God’s laws in the Decalogue.We hope this discussion will be both challenging and encouraging as we wait for the

We shift from the overpopulation myth because respectable mainstream opinion has changed. Even the political left has criticized the former overpopulation alarmism as potentially “racist” and bigoted toward poorer people.But the new alarmism in the recent decade is that “income inequality” is the new dragon to slay. We tackle two claims of how income inequality crushes civilization:Income inequality destroys the environmentIncome inequality kills poor peopleUnderstanding how the economy is an interwoven tapestry of mutual exchanges shows how the wealthy do not “overconsume,” nor do they do so in a vacuum. And the real underconsumption of wealthy investment actually improves the lives of everyone in the economy.Sources Cited:Heather Alberro, Nottingham Trent University, “Why we should be wary of blaming ‘overpopulation’ for

After seeing that some people sympathize with Thanos against the Marvel Avengers for the fate of the universe, we look at another model of population growth trends that is becoming more mainstream.The Demographic Transition Model (DTM) provides four to six stages of population growth to show how it naturally levels off after spiking. This model correlates statistics about birth rates, death rates, and technology advances throughout several centuries and observes countries of the world at various stages.There is no need for alarm. The population naturally takes care of its own growth. The real problem for a people is rejecting the design of their Creator.Sources Referenced:“The Demographic Transition Model (DTM)“Keith Montgomery, Department of Geography and Geology, UWC, “THE DEMOGRAPHIC TRANSITION“Scriptures Referenced:Hebrews