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Arthur Brooks at CPAC: Reward the makers, not the takers

Faith and Public Life | February 10, 2012 | Economics

Over at the Enterprise blog, Jim Pethokoukis highlighted a section of the speech AEI President Arthur Brooks gave at CPAC on Thursday: “For too long, President Obama and American liberals have claimed the moral high ground on fairness. Meanwhile, conservatives...

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What is My Calling as a Christian at Work?

Faith and Public Life | February 9, 2012 | Faith

Over at the Institute on Faith, Work & Economics, Hugh Whelchel writes on vocation and the Christian. Below is an excerpt of “What is My Calling as a Christian at Work?”: The doctrine of vocational calling has fallen on hard times in today’s...

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The Tragedy of Soviet Apartment Buildings

Chris Horst | February 8, 2012 | Economics

Originally posted at Smorgasblurb. Perhaps the most enduring symbol of the Soviet experiment is their architecture. During the spring of 2007, I lived in an oft-forgotten corner of Romania, working to expand HOPE’s work into the country. As with all former Soviet...

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Chris Horst is the Director of Development for HOPE International.

Fair Trade Clothing: Keeping Silly in Style

Joseph Sunde | February 7, 2012 | Global Affairs

Relevant Magazine recently published an article by author Julie Clawson that attempts to “debunk some common objections to shopping ethically.” As for what is “ethical” or “fair,” the article leaves that mostly up to our trusty millennial imaginations, but by reading...

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Joseph Sunde is an associate editor and writer for the Acton Institute.

The Law is Written on Our Hearts

Isaac Morehouse | February 7, 2012 | Society

A great many people believe that changing the law is the solution to social problems. This is a fiction. If written law were some kind of unbreakable magic spell, the United States would not look as it now does. Nearly all of what the government does today is not by...

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Isaac Morehouse is a gifts officer at the Institute for Humane Studies where he helps raise support for the Institute’s programs

Invisible Hand, Invisible Pay

Alexis Hamilton | February 6, 2012 | Economics

Last week, my exceptionally qualified and talented friend encountered a professional conundrum. She posted on Facebook that had received an offer for a great job after graduation from law school that—unfortunately—did not come complete with a salary. Responders to her...

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Alexis Hamilton is a graduate of Davidson College in North Carolina and The University of Georgia School of Law.