New Perspective on the State of the Union

What We Need to Do to Reboot Today's Economy


A sign on a heavy equipment dealership in Fishersville, Virginia says it clearly: Pray for recovery.

Nicole Gelinas writes on The Four Pillars of Reaganomics [click to read] in City Journal. Here is a model our President and our lawmakers would do well to embrace... including the hard parts, like reducing spending.

Economic Solutions Alone are Not Enough

We have often relied so much on our own self-reliance that we face the problems before us with great anxiety. The actions of a handful of men in Washington and in corporate offices have had consequences that have been beyond our ability to overcome.

Nehemiah faced great problems and opposition when he set out to rebuild the wall of Jerusalem, yet he began wth prayer. He won the monitary support of a hostle king, overcame opposition close to home and led each family in rebuilding the section of wall by their house.

If that sounds like what we face today, join in prayer.