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Oct 29, 2019

Are you sure about usury?

In a Sustainable Investment seminar, that covered topics from climate change to financial inclusion, I once raised the following questions. Whether there was an appropriate interest rate for micro-loans or loans towards the poor, or an example of a country which had set an appropriate rate, despite the negativity surrounding…

Finance

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Jul 22, 2019

A “scientific method” in explaining the Christian Good News?

An attempt to explain the Christian Gospel scientifically It is a truth scientifically acknowledged that the role of the scientist is to explain the causes and laws in nature and physics. It is the backbone of science to observe something, perhaps experiment and prepare a scientific model or law to explain natural or physical occurrences. …

Christianity

6 min read


Jul 28, 2018

You can’t have your (gay and free) cake and eat it too

In June 2018, the Supreme Court in America sided with a Christian baker who refused to make a same-sex wedding cake for a gay couple. The baker claimed that his “fundamental freedoms” of religion and speech has been violated, and 7 out of the 9 Supreme Court Justice members agreed…

Freedom

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You can’t have your (gay and free) cake and eat it too
You can’t have your (gay and free) cake and eat it too

Jul 3, 2018

The Myth of Conservative Diversity…and Kanye’s tweet

Are there Black (or other “minority groups”) conservatives and/or Republicans? And are they actually diverse? — There’s a hilarious Key & Peele sketch titled “Black Republicans” which presents the irony of a black Republican event that’s promoting its own so-called “diversity.” But in the sketch, we see that all the black Republicans have no diversity at all. …

Politics

6 min read

The Myth of Conservative Diversity…and Kanye’s tweet
The Myth of Conservative Diversity…and Kanye’s tweet

Jun 1, 2018

Where is the ideological discussion in terrorism?

Several weeks have passed since the Surabaya suicide bombings, and yet one of the most important questions has not been truly asked. That question is, how do we understand the ideology behind the terrorist attacks? …

ISIS

5 min read


May 23, 2018

Breaking down trickle down economics

Much has been said about trickle down economics but not much has been studied about it. Politicians and even intellectuals have used the term plenty of times, although ironically, almost never by economists. Yet it is a political expression that still prevails around the world. The stubborn rhetoric was shown…

Indonesia

5 min read


May 2, 2018

The Dignity of Indonesia’s House of Representatives

Early in 2018, the House of Representatives in Indonesia (“DPR”) passed a law which stipulates that the House’s ethics council (“MKD”) can take legal actions against a person, a group of people or a legal entity that disrespects the dignity (“kehormatan” as stated in the article) of the House and…

Politics

4 min read

The Dignity of Indonesia’s House of Representatives
The Dignity of Indonesia’s House of Representatives
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