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Replacing Family With Welfare

Joy Pullmann | October 11, 2011 | Society

Capitalism depends in large part on whether individuals can make “voluntary associations:” freely trade goods, labor or ideas however those making the exchange agree is fair. When governments limit these voluntary associations—as in where a Wisconsin...

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Joy Pullmann is executive editor of The Federalist.

Piety & Politics: Why policy matters

Wesley Gant | October 7, 2011 | Faith

A friend recently asked me whether God cares about his political positions, or whether he is involved in political issues at all. Having dealt with this question myself some time ago, I answered with a definitive “Yes.” It is an important question for any...

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Wesley Gant is the Director of Strategic Communications at Polymath, a creative agency.

Worth a look: Jobs for Jesus?

Faith and Public Life | October 6, 2011 | Economics

Cross-posted from Philisophical Fragments, a blog by Timothy Dalrymple at Patheos.com. When I heard that Steve Jobs had passed away, the first person I asked for thoughts was Andy Crouch. Jobs was clearly a “culture maker” in multiple senses, and Andy (author of...

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Love Your Neighbor: End Farm Subsidies

Joseph Sunde | October 5, 2011 | Economics

I recently noted the ill effects of U.S. agricultural subsidies on the global poor, suggesting that if so-called “fair traders” really want to make a lasting impact on prices and wages, this is where they should begin. In a recent video produced for the newly launched...

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

A Need to Rethink Altruism

Jacqueline Isaacs | October 3, 2011 | Economics

A Review of The Morality of Capitalism: What Your Professors Won’t Tell You The Morality of Capitalism is a new compilation of essays from economic leaders around the world and throughout the last century who make a case for the moral superiority of capitalism...

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Jacqueline Isaacs

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

The Great Poverty Debate

Elise Amyx Daniel | September 29, 2011 | Poverty

Last night, I attended a panel debate titled “Another Day in Paradise?: Humanity, Charity and the Urban Poor” at the American Enterprise Institute. Prominent thought leaders debated the moral and economic issues surrounding the problem of poverty at a Values and...

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Elise Amyx Daniel

Elise works at the Institute for Faith, Work & Economics and grew up in Fairfax Station, VA.