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Q&A: Charlie Self on Vocation, Social Justice and Wealth Creation, and More

Faith and Public Life | March 12, 2013 | Faith, Interview

This is part of the Values & Capitalism Q&A Series. Dr. Charlie Self recently answered questions for Values & Capitalism related to vocation, the supposed tension between non-profit and for-profit work, the inseperable nature of wealth creation and social...

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What’s Behind the Absurdity in Politics?

Faith and Public Life | March 12, 2013 | Politics

In recent weeks, our political system has been bludgeoned by various events that can only be described as absurd. The $85 billion sequester, which was created as motivation to reach an actual budget deal and which both parties promised would never happen, went into...

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Sequester Rhetoric Reveals an Ideology of Dependency

Tyler Castle | March 11, 2013 | Politics

March 1st has come and gone. Look around … make sure the sky hasn’t fallen, the buildings haven’t crumbled, unemployed masses aren’t mulling around on the sidewalks. Throw water in your face … make sure that you’re not dreaming. Am I being...

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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.

Capitalism Is Not the Same as Consumerism

Jacqueline Isaacs | March 8, 2013 | Economics

I recently read Jim Wallis’s book, “Rediscovering Values: A Guide for Economic and Moral Recovery,” which proved to be a remarkable experience, both for challenging my own beliefs and for understanding the arguments of those with whom I disagree. The...

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Jacqueline Isaacs

Jacqueline Isaacs is the Director of Strategy for Bellwether Communications, where she crafts content strategies for thought leaders.

Solving Problems Apart from the Law

Nicholas Freiling | March 7, 2013 | Society

Last year alone, more than 40,000 new laws took effect across the United States. Regulating everything from immigration to happy hours to golf cart traffic, the force of law is quickly becoming Americans’ favorite way to resolve conflicts. And while there are...

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Nicholas Freiling

Nick Freiling is Founder/Director of Haven Insights, a DC-based market research firm.

Pharisees and Conservatives—But I Repeat Myself

Joy Pullmann | March 6, 2013 | Faith

AEI President Arthur Brooks’s latest Wall Street Journal op-ed has been a little hard for me to take because it basically says conservatives are dumb meanies. But you know what? He’s right. Bear with me. This isn’t an “I turned liberal on...

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Joy Pullmann is executive editor of The Federalist.