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Millennials ask: Nick Eberstadt on "A Nation of Takers"

Faith and Public Life | October 23, 2012 | Economics

Originally posted at AEIdeas. Our Academic Programs team recently asked Nick Eberstadt, author of “A Nation of Takers: America’s Entitlement Epidemic,” questions on entitlement spending related to Millennials. Below is part one of our three-part series...

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Behind the Scenes of “The Moral Paper Route”

Julia Thompson | October 23, 2012 | Economics

Last week I had the chance to sit down with Jared Fuller, the first place winner of AEI’s “Make the Moral Case for Free Enterprise” 2012 video contest. The contest challenge: articulate a moral case for free markets in two minutes or less. “The Moral...

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Julia Thompson is a copywriter and editor at the Institute for Humane Studies.

Arthur Brooks and Steve Forbes on the Morality of Free Markets

Faith and Public Life | October 19, 2012 | Economics

In this video, John Stossel talks with Steve Forbes and Arthur Brooks about the moral case for free enterprise. When accused of promoting a system that hurts the poor, Brooks responds: For the truly poor in this country we need two things. We need relief, and we need...

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Friday Five: The Value of Work, Life Without Capitalism, and More

Faith and Public Life | October 19, 2012 | Economics

On Fridays, we bring you the best of our blog and the best of the web. This week’s roundup includes a Q&A with Peter Greer, an important piece from Hugh Whelchel on the value of work, an entertaining look at life without capitalism and more. 1. Q&A:...

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America's Declining Economic Freedom

Faith and Public Life | October 18, 2012 | Economics

Brian Brenberg is Assistant Professor of Business and Economics at The King’s College in New York City. What do Estonia, Bahrain, Finland and the United Arab Emirates have in common? According to the Fraser Institute’s 2012 “Economic Freedom of the...

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The European Welfare State and Reality: Never the Two Shall Meet

RJ Moeller | October 16, 2012 | Economics

“We need to take a deep breath to overcome this crisis. We must make the efforts that will allow Europe to emerge from the crisis stronger than it went in.” — German Chancellor Angela Merkel People who support free markets and limited government in our...

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R.J. works as the director of communications for conservative radio talk show host Dennis Prager and his “Prager University” project.