Common Good #9 – Congressman Adrian Smith Tyler Castle | January 26, 2015 | Podcasts On this episode of Common Good, our guest is Congressman Adrian Smith (R-NE), who has represented Nebraska’s third district in the U.S. House of Representatives since 2007. Since winning reelection last fall, he recently began his fifth term in office, serving... Read More Tyler Castle 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.
Rapper J. Cole on Income Inequality Tyler Castle | December 30, 2014 | Politics The uproar over income inequality in America has simmered down of late, but it has far from disappeared. Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) recently echoed President Obama’s rhetoric, arguing that income inequality is the “issue of our time.” And with rumors swirling that... Read More Tyler Castle 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.
How Government (Almost) Stole Cyber Monday Kristie Eshelman | December 1, 2014 | Politics Black Friday isn’t going away anytime soon. But if you’re like me, you’d prefer to save some time and wait a few days to take advantage of the Cyber Monday sales. And you really should “celebrate” Cyber Monday this year, because a measure called the Marketplace... Read More Kristie Eshelman Kristie Eshelman is the regional digital coordinator at Generation Opportunity.
What the Election of 1920 Tells Us About 2014 Nicholas Freiling | November 13, 2014 | Politics When Senator Warren G. Harding accepted the Republican nomination for President on June 12, 1920, the nation was facing a terrible economic recession. The inflation of the war years had sparked high employment and booming industry when the fighting subsided. Until... Read More Nicholas Freiling Nick Freiling is Founder/Director of Haven Insights, a DC-based market research firm.
Are Dead Men Ruling America? Michael Hendrix | July 23, 2014 | Politics America faces an ever-rising tide of red ink. We prioritize consumption over investment—the past over the future—and lock these commitments in with automatic spending increases that consume an ever-greater share of our federal budget. Nearly every new dollar of tax... Read More Michael Hendrix Michael Hendrix is the director of state and local policy at the Manhattan Institute, where he manages scholars, conducts research, and leads outreach.
