Friday Five: How the ‘Netflix Effect’ Is Changing the U.S. Economy
This week’s collection includes commentary on the first GOP presidential debate, examples of creative destruction in today’s economy, and more.
Woes of a Well-Intentioned Living Wage
Three months ago, Gravity Payments CEO Dan Price announced he would cut his own wages to give all employees a $70,000 wage. This decision earned Price instant acclaim, but it also had its costs.
Friday Five: Minimum Wage and the Death of the Summer Job
On Fridays we bring you the week’s best from around the web. This week’s collection includes commentary on the minimum wage, a case for political optimism, and more.
The High Cost of Aggressive Secularism
Alongside the proliferation of religious extremism that seeks to violently stamp out religious minorities, we are witnessing the rise of what historian Wilfred McClay calls “positive secularism,” in which religion becomes confined to the private sphere.
The Secret to a Flourishing City
Cities succeed only by making the most of their assets. And their greatest asset is their people, unfettered and free.
After 5 Years of Dodd-Frank, “Too Big to Fail” Is Bigger Than Ever
By all means, we should get rid of “Too Big to Fail,” but more regulation isn’t the way to do it. Free markets do much better than government in the business of making sure no company is too big to fail—or too small to succeed.
Wasted Land, Wasted Opportunity
Walk through any major city and you will see weedy lots, fenced-in squares, and derelict developments that many of us try to ignore. Many of these places sit in the middle of the densest, most prosperous areas of urban America.
Values & Capitalism Summer Conference 2015
On June 26-29, 200 students and professors from 55 Christian colleges gathered in Washington, DC for the fifth annual Values & Capitalism Summer Conference.
The Wild Thing: Public Shaming and the Image of God
When we see only that one thing, our sentiments are shaped. The Christian view of the world, of course, has a different starting point. We believe every man, woman, and child bears the reflection of God. This is the first thing we learn about humanity in the scriptures.
