{"id":189,"date":"2024-03-19T14:00:25","date_gmt":"2024-03-19T14:00:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dwightyoder1.wpenginepowered.com\/?page_id=189"},"modified":"2024-04-01T21:13:55","modified_gmt":"2024-04-01T15:13:55","slug":"resources-2","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.dwightyoder.com\/?page_id=189","title":{"rendered":"Resources"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Here you will find articles about core ideas and concepts from my work. They deal with principles, frameworks, and structures. They present what I mean by &#8220;proper understanding&#8221; for citizens. As such, the articles here give the basis for the analyses presented on the Issues page of this site.<\/p>\n\n\n<section class=\"gb-block-post-grid featuredpost aligncenter\"><div class=\"gb-post-grid-items is-grid columns-3\"><article id=\"post-225\" class=\"gb-post-grid-item post-225 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail category-resource entry\"><div class=\"gb-block-post-grid-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dwightyoder.com\/?p=225\" rel=\"bookmark\" aria-hidden=\"true\" tabindex=\"-1\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.dwightyoder.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/money_real-150x150.png\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.dwightyoder.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/money_real-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/www.dwightyoder.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/money_real-100x100.png 100w, https:\/\/www.dwightyoder.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/money_real-600x599.png 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a><\/div><div class=\"gb-block-post-grid-text\"><header class=\"gb-block-post-grid-header\"><h3 class=\"gb-block-post-grid-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dwightyoder.com\/?p=225\" rel=\"bookmark\">When Money Becomes Real Again<\/a><\/h3><div class=\"gb-block-post-grid-byline\"><div class=\"gb-block-post-grid-author\" itemprop=\"author\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/Person\"><a class=\"gb-text-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dwightyoder.com\/?author=3\" itemprop=\"url\" rel=\"author\"><span itemprop=\"name\">Dwight Yoder<\/span><\/a><\/div><time datetime=\"2024-08-06T04:53:41+06:00\" class=\"gb-block-post-grid-date\" itemprop=\"datePublished\">August 6, 2024<\/time><\/div><\/header><div class=\"gb-block-post-grid-excerpt\"><p>In my work, I emphasize the huge influence our monetary system has not only on our economy but throughout society. I use monetary system to mean the underlying principles and concepts as well as our financial system, which is the implementation mechanism for monetary policy. I discuss this throughout my book as well as in&hellip;<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"gb-block-post-grid-more-link gb-text-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dwightyoder.com\/?p=225\" rel=\"bookmark\">Continue Reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">When Money Becomes Real Again<\/span><\/a><\/p><\/div><\/div><\/article>\n<article id=\"post-219\" class=\"gb-post-grid-item post-219 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail category-resource entry\"><div class=\"gb-block-post-grid-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dwightyoder.com\/?p=219\" rel=\"bookmark\" aria-hidden=\"true\" tabindex=\"-1\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.dwightyoder.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/liberty_bell-150x150.png\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.dwightyoder.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/liberty_bell-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/www.dwightyoder.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/liberty_bell-100x100.png 100w, https:\/\/www.dwightyoder.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/liberty_bell-600x599.png 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a><\/div><div class=\"gb-block-post-grid-text\"><header class=\"gb-block-post-grid-header\"><h3 class=\"gb-block-post-grid-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dwightyoder.com\/?p=219\" rel=\"bookmark\">Power and Freedom<\/a><\/h3><div class=\"gb-block-post-grid-byline\"><div class=\"gb-block-post-grid-author\" itemprop=\"author\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/Person\"><a class=\"gb-text-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dwightyoder.com\/?author=3\" itemprop=\"url\" rel=\"author\"><span itemprop=\"name\">Dwight Yoder<\/span><\/a><\/div><time datetime=\"2024-04-28T06:43:25+06:00\" class=\"gb-block-post-grid-date\" itemprop=\"datePublished\">April 28, 2024<\/time><\/div><\/header><div class=\"gb-block-post-grid-excerpt\"><p>Do we really want freedom or is freedom the name we give to what we really want? What has taken place in American society during the early decades of the twenty-first century suggests we are moving from freedom properly understood toward decreasing freedom. Because a flourishing society requires genuine freedom, this trend threatens much that&hellip;<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"gb-block-post-grid-more-link gb-text-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dwightyoder.com\/?p=219\" rel=\"bookmark\">Continue Reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Power and Freedom<\/span><\/a><\/p><\/div><\/div><\/article>\n<article id=\"post-194\" class=\"gb-post-grid-item sticky post-194 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail category-resource entry\"><div class=\"gb-block-post-grid-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dwightyoder.com\/?p=194\" rel=\"bookmark\" aria-hidden=\"true\" tabindex=\"-1\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.dwightyoder.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/alert-icon-1-150x150.png\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.dwightyoder.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/alert-icon-1-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/www.dwightyoder.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/alert-icon-1-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/www.dwightyoder.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/alert-icon-1-1024x1024.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.dwightyoder.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/alert-icon-1-768x768.png 768w, https:\/\/www.dwightyoder.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/alert-icon-1-100x100.png 100w, https:\/\/www.dwightyoder.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/alert-icon-1-600x600.png 600w, https:\/\/www.dwightyoder.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/alert-icon-1.png 1080w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a><\/div><div class=\"gb-block-post-grid-text\"><header class=\"gb-block-post-grid-header\"><h3 class=\"gb-block-post-grid-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dwightyoder.com\/?p=194\" rel=\"bookmark\">The Foundations and Effects of Our Monetary System<\/a><\/h3><div class=\"gb-block-post-grid-byline\"><div class=\"gb-block-post-grid-author\" itemprop=\"author\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/Person\"><a class=\"gb-text-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dwightyoder.com\/?author=1\" itemprop=\"url\" rel=\"author\"><span itemprop=\"name\">Dwight Yoder<\/span><\/a><\/div><time datetime=\"2024-03-25T18:00:00+06:00\" class=\"gb-block-post-grid-date\" itemprop=\"datePublished\">March 25, 2024<\/time><\/div><\/header><div class=\"gb-block-post-grid-excerpt\"><p>If we are to understand and solve our social problems, nothing is more important than understanding the impact of our monetary system\u2014and nothing is more difficult. By &#8220;monetary system&#8221; I mean the fundamental concepts about the creation of money. Our monetary system has strongly shaped our government, economic, and social structures, and has done so&hellip;<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"gb-block-post-grid-more-link gb-text-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dwightyoder.com\/?p=194\" rel=\"bookmark\">Continue Reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">The Foundations and Effects of Our Monetary System<\/span><\/a><\/p><\/div><\/div><\/article>\n<article id=\"post-15\" class=\"gb-post-grid-item post-15 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail category-citizen-ruler category-resource entry\"><div class=\"gb-block-post-grid-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dwightyoder.com\/?p=15\" rel=\"bookmark\" aria-hidden=\"true\" tabindex=\"-1\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.dwightyoder.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Abraham-lincoln-memorial-citizen-ruler-150x150.png\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.dwightyoder.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Abraham-lincoln-memorial-citizen-ruler-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/www.dwightyoder.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Abraham-lincoln-memorial-citizen-ruler-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/www.dwightyoder.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Abraham-lincoln-memorial-citizen-ruler-1024x1024.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.dwightyoder.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Abraham-lincoln-memorial-citizen-ruler-768x768.png 768w, https:\/\/www.dwightyoder.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Abraham-lincoln-memorial-citizen-ruler-100x100.png 100w, https:\/\/www.dwightyoder.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Abraham-lincoln-memorial-citizen-ruler-600x600.png 600w, https:\/\/www.dwightyoder.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Abraham-lincoln-memorial-citizen-ruler.png 1080w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a><\/div><div class=\"gb-block-post-grid-text\"><header class=\"gb-block-post-grid-header\"><h3 class=\"gb-block-post-grid-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dwightyoder.com\/?p=15\" rel=\"bookmark\">The Role of a Citizen Ruler<\/a><\/h3><div class=\"gb-block-post-grid-byline\"><div class=\"gb-block-post-grid-author\" itemprop=\"author\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/Person\"><a class=\"gb-text-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dwightyoder.com\/?author=1\" itemprop=\"url\" rel=\"author\"><span itemprop=\"name\">Dwight Yoder<\/span><\/a><\/div><time datetime=\"2024-01-31T12:52:42+06:00\" class=\"gb-block-post-grid-date\" itemprop=\"datePublished\">January 31, 2024<\/time><\/div><\/header><div class=\"gb-block-post-grid-excerpt\"><p>The role of a citizen-ruler is important in understanding how we got to our present circumstances; it is essential in what is required to solve our problems and improve our society. There are, of course, other important concepts to grasp for understanding our present situation and building a better society, but none of those other&hellip;<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"gb-block-post-grid-more-link gb-text-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dwightyoder.com\/?p=15\" rel=\"bookmark\">Continue Reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">The Role of a Citizen Ruler<\/span><\/a><\/p><\/div><\/div><\/article>\n<article id=\"post-14\" class=\"gb-post-grid-item post-14 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail category-citizen-ruler category-resource entry\"><div class=\"gb-block-post-grid-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dwightyoder.com\/?p=14\" rel=\"bookmark\" aria-hidden=\"true\" tabindex=\"-1\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.dwightyoder.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Citizen-ruler-150x150.png\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.dwightyoder.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Citizen-ruler-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/www.dwightyoder.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Citizen-ruler-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/www.dwightyoder.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Citizen-ruler-1024x1024.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.dwightyoder.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Citizen-ruler-768x768.png 768w, https:\/\/www.dwightyoder.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Citizen-ruler-100x100.png 100w, https:\/\/www.dwightyoder.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Citizen-ruler-600x600.png 600w, https:\/\/www.dwightyoder.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Citizen-ruler.png 1080w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a><\/div><div class=\"gb-block-post-grid-text\"><header class=\"gb-block-post-grid-header\"><h3 class=\"gb-block-post-grid-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dwightyoder.com\/?p=14\" rel=\"bookmark\">Principles for Citizen-Rulers<\/a><\/h3><div class=\"gb-block-post-grid-byline\"><div class=\"gb-block-post-grid-author\" itemprop=\"author\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/Person\"><a class=\"gb-text-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dwightyoder.com\/?author=1\" itemprop=\"url\" rel=\"author\"><span itemprop=\"name\">Dwight Yoder<\/span><\/a><\/div><time datetime=\"2024-01-31T12:52:41+06:00\" class=\"gb-block-post-grid-date\" itemprop=\"datePublished\">January 31, 2024<\/time><\/div><\/header><div class=\"gb-block-post-grid-excerpt\"><p>We need principles to guide our thinking as citizen-rulers. Throughout history, the best rulers have possessed wisdom, an important aspect of which is an understanding of things that are always true. Rulers must make decisions for which no amount of knowledge and information are sufficient for a good decision. Citizen-rulers need wisdom. Continue Reading<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"gb-block-post-grid-more-link gb-text-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dwightyoder.com\/?p=14\" rel=\"bookmark\">Continue Reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Principles for Citizen-Rulers<\/span><\/a><\/p><\/div><\/div><\/article>\n<\/div><\/section>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Here you will find articles about core ideas and concepts from my work. They deal with principles, frameworks, and structures. They present what I mean by &#8220;proper understanding&#8221; for citizens. 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