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Common Good #8 – Kevin Corinth on Homelessness

| December 17, 2014 | Podcasts, Poverty

Common Good #8 – Kevin Corinth on Homelessness
On this episode of Common Good, our guest is Kevin Corinth, a research fellow in economic studies at the American Enterprise Institute whose work focuses on the issue of homelessness. Kevin offers helpful advice concerning our personal responses to homelessness,...
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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.

This Executive Order Has Benefitted America for Centuries

| November 27, 2014 | Society

This Executive Order Has Benefitted America for Centuries
Well, actually it was a proclamation—which is similar to an executive order, and there were two of them… On October 3, 1789, President George Washington proclaimed November 26, 1789 “a day of public thanksgiving and prayer to be observed by acknowledging with...
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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.

So, Republicans Took the Senate. What Now?

| November 5, 2014 | Politics

So, Republicans Took the Senate. What Now?
In yesterday’s election, Republicans gained control of the Senate (securing at least 52 seats—and possibly two more). So, for the final two years of Barack Obama’s presidency, the U.S. government is firmly divided, with Republican majorities in both chambers of...
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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.

The Idolization of Comfort

| October 30, 2014 | Society

The Idolization of Comfort
We live in the most prosperous society in human history. We have the unique privilege of living comfortable lives. But rather than humbly enjoying it, we’ve turned comfort into a right. This trend began, it seems, with the baby boom generation. Their parents lived...
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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.

The Meaning of Happiness

| October 23, 2014 | Society

The Meaning of Happiness
For many of us, happiness is the goal of life. “I just want to be happy,” you might hear your friend say in a time of distress. “Once I’m done with this term paper [difficult project, tough workout, etc.], I’ll be so happy. I can’t wait for that time to come,” we’ve...
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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.