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Capitalism

Gen Z Doesn’t Dream of Labor — and Neither Should You

| November 12, 2021 | Blog Contributor

Gen Z Doesn’t Dream of Labor — and Neither Should You
Let’s face it: Hustle culture is dead, and Gen Z is dancing on its grave. “What is your dream job?” is a question students and new graduates hear all too often. However, Gen Zers are firing back with a bold “I don’t dream of labor.” And rightfully so. Among the many...
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Maria Aguilar
Maria Aguilar is a senior at John Brown University. She was selected as a Fall 2021 Student Blog Contributor for Faith & Public Life.

Pursuing Equal Opportunity: Mobility is Key

| May 28, 2021 | Blog Contributor

Pursuing Equal Opportunity: Mobility is Key
Equal opportunity is not always a straightforward policy discussion and can be challenging to understand. Previously, I have covered what equal opportunity does and does not look like and why it is a significant fixture in any society. One additional aspect of equal...
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Sydney Rennich
Sydney Rennich is a junior studying economics and political science at Samford University and was selected as a 2021 Blog Contributor for the Faith & Public Life blog.

Where Did Our Trust Go?

| April 7, 2020 | Blog Contributor

Where Did Our Trust Go?
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...
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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

| December 2, 2019 | Blog Contributor

On the Correlation of Capitalism and Christianity
“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...
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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.