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Posts by Tyler Castle

Tyler Castle is the director of AEI's Initiative on Faith & Public Life. He is a graduate of Westmont College (political science), a former John Jay Institute Fellow, and a former intern for Rep. Bill Huizenga (R-MI) and AEI’s Values & Capitalism program. He writes regularly on issues of society, faith, and politics, and he is the former cocaptain of the championship-winning AEI softball team.
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America’s Salvation, Part III: The Church’s Saving Grace

| May 9, 2013 | Faith

“Nones are on the rise”—and no, I’m not talking about “Sister Act.” A 2012 report by the Pew Research Center showed that “the number of Americans who do not identify with any religion continues to grow at a rapid pace. One-fifth of the U.S. public—and a...
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Tyler Castle
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.

America's Salvation Part II: O Father, Where Art Thou?

| May 8, 2013 | Society

As I’ve thought about societal problems over the last few years, I have consistently come to one conclusion: We need to focus on the family. Turns out James Dobson named his organization well. Think about education. Public schools across the country are often maligned...
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Tyler Castle
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.

What Jim Wallis, Chicago, and Free-Market Economists Can Teach Us About the Common Good

| April 26, 2013 | Society

After the tragedy in Boston last Monday, Americans came together. The sports section of the Chicago Tribune ran a graphic that stated, “We are Chicago Red Sox. We are Chicago Celtics. We are Chicago Bruins. We are Chicago Patriots.” For a day, the people...
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Tyler Castle
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.

From Where Will America's Salvation Come?

| April 16, 2013 | Society

Since Ronald Reagan’s 1976 indictment of the “welfare queen”—a figurative woman from Chicago who received numerous government checks and drove a Cadillac—Republicans have been seen as insensitive and uncaring defenders of the rich. This characterization is not...
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Tyler Castle
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.

Private or Public? Exploring USAID's Efforts to Help the Poor

| March 25, 2013 | Poverty

Having been recently convicted by Brian Fikkert’s comprehensive approach to poverty alleviation, I sat in on an event at AEI keynoted by Rajiv Shah, the administrator of the United States Agency for International Development (USAID). I was interested to see how the...
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Tyler Castle
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.