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Primarily featuring posts written by students and faculty in our network, our blog is a forum for writing on issues of faith, politics, economics, and society. The views and opinions expressed in this blog are those of the authors alone.

Good Intentions Aren't Enough

Good intentions are not enough. This statement sums up the primary critique free-marketers have against our central-planning counterparts. Joseph Sunde made this point in his post about fair trade. In February, economist and theologian Jay Richards gave a speech...

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A Reluctant Pope & the GOP

After months of speculation, Indiana Governor Mitch Daniels announced over the weekend that he would not seek the Republican nomination in 2012. Despite the support of some prominent Republican leaders, Daniels put family first and bowed out. The decision was a...

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Are Profits Moral?

I recently wrote about whether capitalism is compatible with Christian values, noting that the answer depends heavily on whether basic free trade is itself compatible.In a new video from the Atlas Network, Tom G. Palmer explores the same question, offering an answer...

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The Grand Depravity Of ‘Em All

It is a legitimate question to wonder why I waited to address sin until four or five posts into my explanation of how I – a post-being-post-things evangelical Christian – arrived at my free market convictions. The answer is simple: I like to know what I’m aiming at...

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Fair Trade as a Non-Solution

My exposure to “fair trade” products came slowly, beginning at a Coldplay concert in tenth grade when I first spotted Chris Martin’s “Make Trade Fair” arm doodles.My response? “Woah!! Cool!!”Five years later, as a junior in college, I was a bit more...

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Social Justice Isn't What You Think

Be sure to catch this video of Michael Novak, the George Frederick Jewett Chair Emeritus at AEI, as he discusses the origin, early development, and contemporary misuses of the term "social justice." In this video, Novak proposes a return to its original meaning as a...

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The Magic of Regression

Hans Rosling recently gave a TED talk on “The Magic of the Washing Machine,” which has since been widely circulated and lauded accordingly. Rosling’s main point is that something as basic as the washing machine can free up countless humans to pursue bigger...

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