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Libertarianism, Conservatism and Christianity: Can coercion bring glory to God?

Wesley Gant | April 12, 2012 | Politics

I am a bit late to the “can a Christian be a libertarian?” discussion, but given that a comment made by me was referenced in Jacqueline Otto’s piece yesterday, I thought I should make a more thorough contribution. Let me first recap my excerpted comment from her...

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Wesley Gant is the Director of Strategic Communications at Polymath, a creative agency.

Re-Ending the Hunger Games Trilogy

Wesley Gant | March 22, 2012 | Society

This is part of our series on The Hunger Games trilogy by Suzanne Collins. *Spoiler alert: This post contains details regarding the end of the series.* While I thoroughly enjoyed reading The Hunger Games, I was disappointed at the author’s choice of a rather abrupt...

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Wesley Gant is the Director of Strategic Communications at Polymath, a creative agency.

The Education Bubble

Wesley Gant | March 5, 2012 | Society

There’s an axiom in politics that says if you want less of something, tax it; if you want more of something, subsidize it. That sounds simple enough. Unfortunately, reality is never simple. Alas, tinkering with the market by injecting subsidies only distorts supply...

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Wesley Gant is the Director of Strategic Communications at Polymath, a creative agency.

All You Need Is Gov: A Response to Obama's "Biblical" Economics

Wesley Gant | February 3, 2012 | Faith

The State has a way of swallowing up competitors. And not just because it can outspend or legally forbid competition. Government has a monopolizing tendency because once it takes responsibility, no one else feels responsible. At the National Prayer Breakfast on...

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Wesley Gant is the Director of Strategic Communications at Polymath, a creative agency.

Why We Create

Wesley Gant | January 23, 2012 | Economics

A recent article in New Scientist discussed the “odd phenomenon in modern consumer societies,” suggesting that people place greater value on things they make themselves. This would seem to contradict the precept that we are willing to pay more for the...

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Wesley Gant is the Director of Strategic Communications at Polymath, a creative agency.