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The Politics of Polarization

Nicholas Freiling | November 8, 2013 | Politics

When asked in 2010 about the nation’s political environment, former President Jimmy Carter said, “President Obama suffers from the most polarized situation in Washington that we have ever seen—even maybe [more] than the time of Abraham Lincoln and the initiation of...

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Nicholas Freiling

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

Statecraft as Soulcraft: The Separation of Church and State

Kurt Jaros | November 5, 2013 | Politics

This is the fourth part of a series on “Politics for Christians: Statecraft as Soulcraft.” Read part one, part two and part three. In “Politics for Christians: Statecraft as Soulcraft,” Francis J. Beckwith attempts to answer questions that Christians have...

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Kurt Jaros is the Executive Director of Defenders Media.

What C.S. Lewis and Modern Family Understand that Conservatives Don’t

Tyler Castle | October 31, 2013 | Politics

I’ve been watching Modern Family quite a bit lately. Not too surprisingly, the show has become extremely popular across broad swaths of the country; college students and my middle-aged parents enjoy it equally. Although I may not share the same worldview of the...

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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.

Congress Celebrates Groundhog Day Again with Shutdown Deal

Faith and Public Life | October 29, 2013 | Politics

Writing for the Washington Examiner, Professors Brian Brenberg and Jared Pincin of The King’s College critique Congress for once again putting off necessary reforms that would address the federal debt. They argue that, in order to avoid more “Groundhog...

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Friday Five: Christian Stewardship and Why It’s Time to Take the Debt Seriously

Faith and Public Life | October 25, 2013 | Politics

This week’s collection includes commentary on America’s debt, thoughts on Christian stewardship and more. 1. The Spending Splurge and the End of Sacrifice: Our continued failure to address the debt, Ray Nothstine of the Acton Institute argues, speaks to a growing...

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History Will Be Kind to Those Who Pay the Debt

Jacqueline Isaacs | October 22, 2013 | Politics

Early this week, the United States of America hit a new milestone—we surpassed $17 trillion in debt. With the recent “government-shutdown-debt-ceiling -Obamacare” debate, I wanted to take a few minutes to share my two cents. Everyone—with the possible exception of...

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Jacqueline Isaacs

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