Are Americans the Takers or the Taken?
Through his concise analysis of a massive amount of data on entitlement expenditures or “transfers” in America over the past 50 years, Nicholas Eberstadt’s “Nation of Takers: America’s Entitlement Epidemic” connects the nation’s growing dependence on government programs to negative changes in the character of both our government and our citizens.
Millennials ask: Nick Eberstadt on "A Nation of Takers"
Our Academic Programs team recently asked Nick Eberstadt, author of “A Nation of Takers: America’s Entitlement Epidemic,” questions on entitlement spending related to Millennials. Below is part one of our three-part series with Nick.
Behind the Scenes of “The Moral Paper Route”
Last week I had the chance to sit down with Jared Fuller, the first place winner of AEI’s “Make the Moral Case for Free Enterprise” 2012 video contest.
The Eternal Significance of Everyday Work
Is God calling you to the workforce or full-time ministry?
Arthur Brooks and Steve Forbes on the Morality of Free Markets
In this video, John Stossel talks with Steve Forbes and Arthur Brooks about the moral case for free enterprise.
Friday Five: The Value of Work, Life Without Capitalism, and More
On Fridays, we bring you the best of our blog and the best of the web.
Ayn Rand, Sexual Ethics, and America's Future
A friend of mine coined a term that I think fits our hookup culture perfectly: “consensual rape.”
Evangelicals Crave Myth-Makers
One trait I share with many in the Values & Capitalism community is a spasmodic reaction to just about anything C.S. Lewis, which has resulted in many posts—including here, here and here.
America's Declining Economic Freedom
What do Estonia, Bahrain, Finland and the United Arab Emirates have in common?
