Welcome to the Daily Article Podcast. Today is Wednesday, April the 19th, 2023. I'm Chris Elkins,

narrating today's article written by Denison Forum co-founder and CEO, Dr. Jim Denison.

Disneyland is announcing its first official Pride Night for this June. There will be a parade with Mickey Mouse and other characters dressed in special attire,

dance parties, and special dining and merchandise.

Participants are encouraged to, quote,

proudly display your true colors and be your unique and fabulous self, end quote.

This is not to be confused with gay days, which will run at Disney World and other Orlando

area venues from May 31st through June 4th, or with Disney Paris Pride event on June 17th,

or with a Disney Pride collection of merchandise.

Every day's news brings more examples of our society's

rejection of biblical morality. But like a river that erodes the shoreline we can see and the underwater

bank we cannot, the cultural currents of our day are undermining our democracy in ways that are

less apparent, but no less

foundational. Martin Wolf is a longtime economics commentator for the Financial Times. According to

the Washington Post, quote, there is nobody better read, better sourced, and more insightful

than Wolf. As a result, when he warns that democratic capitalism is in grave peril, we should take note.

In his new book, The Crisis of Democratic Capitalism, Wolf writes,

A market economy that operates under trustworthy rules rather than the whims of the powerful, underpins prosperity,

and lowers the stakes of politics. In turn, a competitive democracy induces politicians

to offer policies that will improve the performance of the economy, and so the welfare of the people.

Wolf adds that, beyond the practical reasons for the marriage of market

economics and democracy, there is also a moral one. Both are founded on a belief in the value

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