Where Did Our Trust Go? Camryn Zeller | April 7, 2020 | Blog Contributor In my previous blog post, I made the argument that a free market system relies on relationships of trust in order to coordinate the abilities of producers to serve the real needs and wants of consumers. However, there is a non-trivial sense in the American public... Read More Camryn Zeller Camryn Zeller was selected as a 2020 Blog Contributor for the Faith & Public Life blog and is a junior at Hope College where she studies economics, political science, and math.
On the Correlation of Capitalism and Christianity Grant Dunnavan | December 2, 2019 | Blog Contributor “He that will not work shall not eat.” With these famous words pulled from 2 Thessalonians 3:10, Capt. John Smith uttered a phrase that both saved Jamestown and breathed a capitalistic nature into the very fabric of American society. Nearly 300 years later, German... Read More Grant Dunnavan Grant Dunnavan was selected as a 2019 Blog Contributor for the Faith & Public Life blog and is a junior at Wheaton College where he studies international relations.
The Complexity of Markets Faith and Public Life | July 19, 2019 | Economics, Faith, Politics, Society In our current polarized political environment, it is easy to paint in black and white, and pit staunchly liberal and conservative viewpoints in direct opposition of each other on a number of issues. The question of free markets is no different. It is easy for our... Read More Faith and Public Life This post was published by the website administrator.
Capitalism and Human Nature Faith and Public Life | July 10, 2018 | Economics, Society, Summer Programs From an early age, I “knew” what everyone seems to know about capitalism: It is great for the rich but not for the poor. In Nicaragua, where I grew up, a negative view of capitalism was the norm. The government’s harsh rhetoric on “imperialist capitalism” painted a... Read More Faith and Public Life This post was published by the website administrator.
Chasing Political Sunsets Faith and Public Life | July 10, 2018 | Economics, Politics, Summer Programs The American Enterprise Institute invited dozens of college students from all corners of the map—I met friends from Venezuela, Hong Kong, Malaysia, and France—to their headquarters in Washington, DC to join ranks in the fierce competition of ideas. Through the branch... Read More Faith and Public Life This post was published by the website administrator.
