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Gridlock or the Nuclear Option: A False Ultimatum

| November 28, 2013 | Politics

As many of you know, the U.S. Senate triggered the so-called “nuclear option” last week, which changes procedural rules by suspending the Senate minority party’s most precious bastion, the filibuster. Now, only a simple majority—rather than 60 votes—is needed to...
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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.

Q&A With Joel Salatin: A Tree-Hugging, Christian, Libertarian Farmer (Part Two)

| November 27, 2013 | Environment

Alongside a recent trip to Polyface Farm, I interviewed farmer Joel Salatin. In the second part of my interview (read part one), he discusses government regulation and the best way to “feed the world.” One of the major criticisms you get from other farmers is that...
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Elise Amyx Daniel
Elise works at the Institute for Faith, Work & Economics and grew up in Fairfax Station, VA.

The Importance of a Rightly Ordered Life: A Review of Jordan Ballor’s “Get Your Hands Dirty”

| November 22, 2013 | Faith

In his recent release, “Get Your Hands Dirty,” Jordan Ballor of the Acton Institute lays out a clear case for why Christians ought to have rightly ordered lives and what that might look like. While the book took shape around a collection of essays, this message was as...
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Jacqueline Isaacs
Jacqueline Isaacs is the Director of Strategy for Bellwether Communications, where she crafts content strategies for thought leaders.