I must say, as a scholar of Buddhism who now quasi works in finance, every time I see "AUM" I'm a bit startled.

Page proofs are always nice.

One step closer to publishing this critique of "Buddhist Economics" 🦾🦾

My latest Call For Papers:

Special Issue on The Economics of Buddhism and Jainism.

Please spread the word! Thanks.

CFP> Special Issue on The Economics of Buddhism and Jainism: Journal of Economics, Management, and Religion (JEMAR) https://networks.h-net.org/group/announcements/20070691/special-issue-economics-buddhism-and-jainism-journal-economics #acrel

New piece out: "The 2019 Bible Tariff Exemption: Religious Favoritism in Trade Policy"

Remember when Trump's 2019 tariffs taxed your kids' textbooks at 15% while Bibles got a free pass after Christian publishers cried 'religious freedom'?

💥 1973-style oil shock meets 2025 market madness 💥

Check out my latest: “The Economic Aftershocks of Operation Rising Lion.”

open.substack.com/pub/libertya...

The Vatican faces an impossible trinity: maintaining sovereignty, achieving financial solvency, and preserving spiritual mission.

With a $91 million deficit, $694 million pension bomb, and donor trust collapsing, the next Pope must choose which leg of the stool to sacrifice.

See my latest ⬇️⬇️

I summarize, explain, and propose solutions to the ongoing conflict at Bodh-Gaya (birthplace of Buddhism) in my latest Substack:

libertyandlotus.substack.com/p/sacred-pro...

History screams it, data backs it: Religious liberty = Economic BOOM. My new piece breaks it down—and it’s a wake-up call we can’t ignore. Click to read, then tell me: Are we fighting hard enough for freedom?

My latest:

libertyandlotus.substack.com/p/religious-...

History screams it, data backs it: Religious liberty = Economic BOOM. My new piece breaks it down—and it’s a wake-up call we can’t ignore. Click to read, then tell me: Are we fighting hard enough for freedom?

My latest:

libertyandlotus.substack.com/p/religious-...

New CALL FOR PAPERS Special Issue in JEMAR (Journal of Economics, Management, and Religion)

I am editing the issue with the theme of "The Economics of Buddhism"

Feel free to circulate freely/widely.

Details in thread below ⤵️⤵️⤵️

Persecution ain't cool, ok?

Conference this weekend (@ Canadian Network for Economic History in Montreal)

Our paper (w/ Cornelius Christian) looks at the persecution of Buddhism using a game theory model 👀

In my latest, I tackle Lenin head-on.

libertyandlotus.substack.com/p/spiritual-...

Is Buddhism compatible with socialism?

I just published a new piece that takes you on a journey through Mongolia’s dramatic past—a story where centuries-old Buddhist traditions clashed with ruthless state control.

libertyandlotus.substack.com/p/how-social...

Nominating myself for Chair of the Department of Redundant Socials (Drs)

"Blue Sky" but what about the obvious chemtrails?