Eric Scheske

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Terrorist Land Contracts

> By many interpretations, Koranic law forbids the payment or receipt of interest on the theory it creates a culture of debt slavery, which begets other evils. > But when Soliaman and Metzger moved to Canton earlier this year, they found a new way to finance their house that didn&

The Earliest Pod Cast Fans

> [I]n the course of 30 years [the Grateful Dead] managed to become the highest-grossing live band in the history of rock. > Yet in all of their years, they had only one hit ”“ 1987's “Touch of Grey,” which made it to number 9 on Billboard'

Catholic Houses

Mary Kochan at Catholic Exchange writes about Catholics and big houses. She calls for a sane attitude that favors children over consumer goods. Link [http://www.catholicexchange.com/vm/index.asp?vm_id=1&art_id=29508]. Excerpt: > So what's the plan for this generation we

eBay: Cottage Industry Redux

We like it: > eBay is fast becoming one of the largest employers in America. Of course, it hardly employs anyone, but it enables a lot of people to employ themselves and run their own businesses: 724,000 people are using it as their full- or part-time employment, up 68

News Flash: Wal-Mart Turns Down Expansion Opportunity!

> Officials at Wal-Mart headquarters in Bentonville, Ark., ordered their Roanoke store to put an end to Singles Shopping, the only program of its kind at Wal-Mart's U.S. stores. > Taking a cue from Wal-Marts in Germany, the month-old program encouraged customers on Friday evenings to pick

Groceries, Optometry, Hair Salons . . .

Soon: Doc in a Box, Canned Brief Legal Work, and Wally Morgue: > Wal-Mart Stores Inc. this week applied to organize a Utah industrial bank. > The retail giant already offers credit cards, money orders, money transfers and check-cashing services at its more than 3,500 stores nationwide. Setting up

Why You Shouldn't Vote for a New Tax, Episode 1,243,901

> In March 1936, three days of rain and runoff from melting snow led to the second of three great floods that has hit Johnstown, Pa. > Two dozen people died and the state immediately set out to help the city recover. > That recovery plan involved a 10 percent

Bring in the Cloons

> George Clooney is spending time in Edinburgh, Scotland after appearing at last night's final Live 8 concert in the city's Murrayfield stadium, to put pressure on the G8 leaders to tackle world poverty. Link [http://www.imdb.com/news/wenn/#celeb8].

A Little Distributism in the Mix

The folks at Lew Rockwell have a little distributism in their veins. Or maybe the distributists have a little libertarianism in theirs. Or maybe the two parties disagree on some things but agree on others. We're not going to sort it out here, but we enjoyed this little