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Tim Shaughnessy
Tim Shaughnessy is a cradle Catholic living in Shreveport, Louisiana with undergraduate degrees in economics and political science from Kalamazoo College, and a Master’s and Ph.D. in economics from Florida State University. He teaches economics at the undergraduate and graduate level, and is a faculty advisor for the campus Catholic student organization. He has worked at the Acton Institute for the Study of Religion and Liberty and was the first managing editor for the Journal of Markets & Morality while an undergraduate. He also worked for Representative Harold Voorhees in the Michigan state legislature. He serves the parish RCIA program as a sponsor and lecturer, and is active in parish and diocesan pro-life activities.
Recent Posts
Who Pays for Human Rights?
It is mildly heartening that the European Parliament "rejected" a bill that "as a human rights concern, abortion should be made legal, safe and accessible to all." I say "mildly" and use quotes around... More
Abused pets? No! Abused humans? Meh
The online version of our local fishwrap had a story entitled "Study: People have stronger feelings for abused pets than abused humans." The study was apparently done by professors at Northeastern Uni... More
10 Ways Living with a Toddler is Supremely Awesome
The Huffington Post blog had a post yesterday entitled "10 Ways Living With a Toddler Is Like Being in Prison." Yes, it was mildly humorous, and yes, some of the sentiments will resonate with parents ... More
In Order to Form a More Perfect Union
Catholic social teaching has long recognized the importance of workers having the freedom to organize together in order to push for improved working conditions and wages. The Catechism briefly summari... More
Economic ignorance affecting the Church
Call me a Johnny One Note, but the primary reason I became an economist was to help demonstrate to others the human suffering that results from socialism and the incredible material progress that resu... More
Immigration and the Law
Forgive me for venturing again into the immigration debate, but it seems (judging by combox discussions) that I haven't made my point clearly enough in my past two outings. I tried pointing out that ... More
Immigration: keep the illegals out!
My earlier post spawned a flurry of comments that all offered similar criticisms. To paraphrase the most common: "Legal immigration is fine; it's illegal immigration that we need to stop. Illegal i... More
Immigration: why we should like it
The "we" in the title can refer to two groups: Americans and Catholics. Americans, particularly those of a more conservative bent, tend to view immigration with a hefty dose of skepticism. The thinkin... More
The marriage debate we should be having
There has been much digital and literal ink spilled on the fight over so-called "gay marriage," even here at CV.org and in my own posts. We obviously disagree with "marriage equality" folks that two m... More
The Age of the Theologian
I recently caught an episode of EWTN's "Catholicism on Campus" where the subject was economics and a point was made briefly that I think bears reflection. It is said that the wise know that they do... More
