The story of Mary and Joseph, viewed through an economic lens, is a cautionary reminder about the unintended consequences of government intervention.

They kill Mary’s father. Mary and Joseph flee to Bethlehem, where there is no vacancy at any inn, due to an influx of people in town for the rumored birth of the Messiah. Mary is nearly ...

Joseph and Mary make their way from Nazareth to Bethlehem as the empire and its economy demand ... We are told that “there was no room for them in the inn,” but the phrase is better understood as ...

When Mary and Joseph arrived in Bethlehem the local inn was full with people returning for the census. The innkeeper let them stay in the rock cave below his house which was used as a stable for ...