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Something Must Give

| February 14, 2020 | Blog Contributor

Something Must Give
“When we fight you, we make sure you can’t get away.” This is the message then-revolutionary leader Mao Tse-tung wanted his enemies to hear. Yet Chiang Kai-shek, the leader of the Chinese Nationalists, found this rival of his to be a fool. A military man with rigid,...
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Alexander Hale
Alexander Hale was selected as a 2019 Blog Contributor for the Faith & Public Life blog and is a junior business fellow majoring in finance, political science, and philosophy at Baylor University, while also pursuing a great texts minor within the Baylor honors program.

Recoding Choice: How Germline Gene Editing Impacts Conceptions of Freedom

| February 14, 2020 | Blog Contributor

Recoding Choice: How Germline Gene Editing Impacts Conceptions of Freedom
We don’t really have a choice but to assume everyone else has the freedom of choice. Our justice system, our statutes, and our American Dream largely tell of the person who chose to respect or break the social contract and to succeed or fail. But from time immemorial,...
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Katherine Cvancara
Katherine Cvancara was selected as a 2019 Blog Contributor for the Faith & Public Life blog and is a senior at George Fox University where she studies biology and political science.

Problems Recruiting a Reverend? An Economic Perspective on the Market for American Clergy

| January 7, 2020 | Young Scholars

Problems Recruiting a Reverend? An Economic Perspective on the Market for American Clergy
Grant Seiter was a 2018-2019 Young Scholar Awards Program recipient. He is currently a senior at Baylor University, majoring in economics and finance. An increasing number of American pastors such as Ed Young, Rick Warren, and Joel Osteen have amassed sizeable incomes...
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Grant Seiter
Grant Seiter was a 2018-2019 Young Scholar for the Initiative on Faith and Public Life and is a senior at Baylor University majoring in economics and finance.

Assessing the Viability of the Middle East Strategic Alliance to Counter Iranian Influence in the Post-Islamic State Middle East

| January 7, 2020 | Young Scholars

Assessing the Viability of the Middle East Strategic Alliance to Counter Iranian Influence in the Post-Islamic State Middle East
Jonathan Deemer was a 2018-2019 Young Scholar Awards Program recipient. He attended Union College and majored in international relations and business administration. I am twenty two years old. This means that for me, and the millions of Americans in my generation, we...
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Jonathan Deemer
Jonathan Deemer was a 2018-2019 Young Scholar for the Intiative on Faith and Public Life. He majored in international relations and business administration at Union College.

Coalition of the Developing: Can regional trade agreements on the African continent lead to development?

| January 7, 2020 | Young Scholars

Coalition of the Developing: Can regional trade agreements on the African continent lead to development?
Mary Katherine Lederer was a 2018-2019 Young Scholar Awards Program recipient. She attended the University of Notre Dame and majored in economics and political science. Still struggling to attain stable political regimes, sound economic institutions, and greater...
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Mary Katherine Lederer
Mary Katherine Lederer was a 2018-2019 Young Scholar for the Initiative on Faith and Public Life and is a senior at the University of Notre Dame majoring in economics and political science.

The Illiberal Cake We’re Baking

| January 7, 2020 | Young Scholars

The Illiberal Cake We’re Baking
Nicholas Marr was a 2018-2019 Young Scholar Awards Program recipient. He is currently a senior at the University of Notre Dame, majoring in political science and history. In May, the U.S. House passed H.R. 5, the “Equality Act,” on a near–party-line vote. It would...
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Nicholas Marr
Nicholas Marr was a 2018-2019 Young Scholar for the Initiative on Faith and Public Life and is a senior at the University of Notre Dame majoring in political science and history.