Category Archives: Free Market

Why Do Wages Rise?

By Robert J. Avrech | Published: October 3, 2018

Many people believe the only path to higher wages is to put in more work hours, but there are actually many economic factors that go into deciding the number on each worker’s paycheck. Watch this short video to learn more!

Also posted in Economy, Prager University | Tagged Business, Competition, Economics, Free Market, GDP, Labor Market, Money, Prager University, Wage Growth, Wages | 1 Response

Dangerous People Are Teaching Your Kids

By Robert J. Avrech | Published: June 11, 2018

You are currently funding some dangerous people. These people are indoctrinating young minds throughout the West with their ideology that’s built on resentment. In this video, Jordan Peterson, Professor of Psychology at the University of Toronto, explains who they are and how American parents and taxpayers have found themselves funding this dangerous gang of nihilists.

Also posted in America, Free Speech, Prager University | Tagged Dead White Males, Diversity, Education, Equity, Freedom of Speech, Identity Politics, Inclusion, Jordan Peterson, Karl Marx, Postmodernism, Prager University, Progressive Activism, Radical Left | 1 Response

Adam Carolla: Don’t Make Things Worse

By Robert J. Avrech | Published: June 4, 2018

Adam Carolla, comedian, social critic and host of the wildly popular Adam Carolla podcast, delivers the 2018 commencement address for Prager U. He offers some sage advice and makes a heart-felt request — as only Adam can.

Also posted in America, Prager University | Tagged Adam Corolla, Feelings, Freedom, Jobs, Prager University, Voting, Work | Leave a comment

Prager University: Income Inequality is Good

By Robert J. Avrech | Published: September 6, 2016

[youtube]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1e35Vf-9n8E[/youtube] The hot buzzword making the rounds in leftist circles these days is income inequality. Local, state, or federal, not an election goes by when Americans don’t hear that manipulative phrase. Amid the moral blackmail, few find the peace of mind to ask themselves if income inequality is actually bad. A new video from the […]

Also posted in Economy, Prager University | Tagged Free Enterprise, Income Inequality, John Tamny, Money, Real Clear Markets | 1 Response

Book Review: For the Love of Wine

By Robert J. Avrech | Published: March 3, 2016

As most of my readers know, Seraphic Secret does not drink. Not wine, nor any type of liquor. That’s because alcohol, even the smallest amount, is a sure-fire trigger for a migraine. So, you ask, why is Seraphic Secret reviewing a book dedicated to wine? Well, it’s simple, the author of this elegant and fascinating volume, […]

Also posted in Book Reviews, Books, Wine | Tagged Alice Feiring, Deborah, Dr. Andrew Jonathan Feiring, Free Enterprise, Georgian Wine, Jael, Natural Wine | 5 Responses

ObamaCare: Average Deductible for Bronze Plan is Over $5,000 a Year

By Robert J. Avrech | Published: December 10, 2013

The problem with ObamaCare is not the website. But of course, the very fact the Democrats cannot build a functioning website in three years—the time it took to win WWII—at a cost of over a billion taxpayer dollars, should indicate that turning over one-sixth of the American economy to the very same Democrats might not […]

Also posted in Big Government, Obama Watch, Obamacare | Tagged Free Market vs. Socialism, High Deductibles, Liberal Facism, Obamacare Medicine, ObmamaCare Abortions, The high cost of ObamaCare | 6 Responses

Israel Makes a Free-Market Move

By Robert J. Avrech | Published: June 25, 2013

Over the years, Seraphic Secret has made many friends through cyberspace. One of the earliest readers and commenters at this blog was Jake Novak, an intellectually curious and honest liberal. Convinced over time by our Conservative arguments, he has evolved into a passionate and articulate spokesman for Conservative values. Now an executive producer of the […]

Also posted in Benjamin Netanyahu, Haredim, Israel, Likud, Torah | Tagged Charity, Dov Lipman, Jacob Frankel, Jake Novak, Marx, Ruth, Socialism, Yair Lapid, Yesh Atid | 26 Responses

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About Me
Robert J. Avrech
Los Angeles, California
I'm an Emmy Award winning screenwriter. I'm also an observant Jew, a religious Zionist, a conservative Republican, and a member of the NRA. I've been writing and producing in Hollywood for over twenty-five years. But the focus of my life is my family: my radiant wife, Karen—with whom I have been in love with since I was nine years-old—and my two daughters, who, thankfully, look like Karen. Not too long ago, we had three children. But our son, Ariel, died at the age of twenty-two from cancer. We miss him terribly. We think about him practically every minute of every day. People tell us that time heals, but Karen and I know this is not true. Time grinds away doing its terrible work. Ariel is gone. Yet absence becomes presence.

Ariel Chaim Avrech, ZT'L, May His Righteous Memory be a Blessing.
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Memorial Lectures
Young Israel of Century City
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Fifteenth: June 10, 2018
Jackie Danicki: “Confessions of a Convert: A Humbling, Joyful Journey to Judaism.”

Blog Post | Audio: (94 MB)

Fourteenth: June 11, 2017
Daniel Greenfield: “Fighting Anti-Semitism and Defending Israel in the Age of BDS.”

Blog Post | Audio: (100 MB)

Thirteenth: May 22, 2016Ben Shapiro: “How You Can Save Israel”

Blog Post | Audio: (70 MB)

Twelfth: June 7, 2015
Larry Elder: “The New Black Anti-Semitism”

Blog Post | Audio: (100 MB)

Eleventh: June 8, 2014
Michael Medved: “Shifting Alliances: Why Liberals No Longer Reliably Support Israel — And Conservatives Do.”

Blog Post | Audio: (97MB)

Tenth: June 9, 2013
David Horowitz: “The War Against Judaism on the University Campus.”

Blog Post | Audio: (16MB)

Ninth: June 3, 2012
Joel B. Pollak: “The Mainstream Media’s Betrayal of Israel.”

Blog Post | Audio: (15MB)

Eighth: June 5, 2011
Yossi Klein Halevi: “What is Expected of a Survivor People: Lessons My Father Taught Me.”

Blog Post | Audio: (18MB)

Seventh: June 13, 2010
Dennis Prager: “Happiness is a Mitzvah, Not an Emotion.”

Blog Post | Audio: (80MB)

Sixth: June 21, 2009
Rabbi Steven Pruzansky: “Conformity in Jewish Life: Vice, Virtue or Affectation?”

Blog Post | Audio: (64MB)

Fifth: June 15, 2008
Rabbi Dr. Gil S. Perl: “What Was the Rosh Yeshiva Reading: Intellectual Openness in 19th Century Lithuania.”

Blog Post | Audio: (70MB)
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