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March 2015

How a World Cup Hero Escaped Homelessness

Scott Fyall | March 31, 2015 | Poverty

How a World Cup Hero Escaped Homelessness

“The most annoying thing about being homeless is that you get judged without people knowing your story. That was the hardest thing for me. Sometimes it just happens. You can lose your job or your family.” Those are the words of Fara Williams, subject of Donald...

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Scott Fyall is the senior development assistant at AEI.

Social Reform and Modern Secularism

Daniel Davis | March 30, 2015 | Society

Social Reform and Modern Secularism

A few weeks ago, New York Times columnist David Brooks wrote an honest and needed piece entitled, “The Cost of Relativism.” Referencing a recent book by Robert Putnam, Brooks began by outlining some of the bleakest realities of social life in lower class...

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Daniel Davis is a graduate from Wheaton College and is the editor of True Declination Ministries. He currently interns as Townhall Media, and he previously interned at the American Enterprise Institute.

Does Wealth Make Us Less Religious?

Tyler Castle | March 26, 2015 | Faith

Does Wealth Make Us Less Religious?

According to a study from the Pew Research Center, the answer to this question appears to be yes. “In general, people in richer nations are less likely than those in poorer nations to say religion plays a very important role in their lives,” the authors report. The...

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Tyler Castle is the director of AEI's Initiative on Faith & Public Life. He is a graduate of Westmont College and a former John Jay Institute Fellow.

How Entrepreneurs Practice Their Faith Through Companies

Chris Horst | March 25, 2015 | Society

How Entrepreneurs Practice Their Faith Through Companies

Since the Hobby Lobby case, there’s been lots of talk about what makes a corporation “religious,” if anything. Of course, corporations can’t really be religious, but their founders can and are, and they often express their religion in and through their corporations....

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Chris Horst is the Director of Development for HOPE International.

A Conversation on Poverty, Compassion, and Economics

Faith and Public Life | March 23, 2015 | Events, Recent Events

A Conversation on Poverty, Compassion, and Economics

The current welfare system may be problematic, but private efforts cannot take its place, said Robert Doar at an American Enterprise Institute (AEI) on-campus discussion at Patrick Henry College (PHC) on Saturday, March 14. AEI is a think tank in Washington, D.C. that...

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