Policy for the People Michael Hendrix | July 7, 2015 | Politics Is policy made to help people or places? This is a central question politics is built to answer, and for too many years America’s leaders have answered wrongly. They have favored improving place at the expense of bettering the lives of people. The triumph of place is... 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.
Does Wealth Make Us Less Religious? Tyler Castle | March 26, 2015 | Faith According to a study from the Pew Research Center, the answer to this question appears to be yes. “In general, people in richer nations are less likely than those in poorer nations to say religion plays a very important role in their lives,” the authors report. The... 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.
Common Good #7 – Peter Greer Tyler Castle | October 15, 2014 | Podcasts, Poverty On this episode of Common Good our guest is Peter Greer, president and CEO of HOPE International and coauthor of “Entrepreneurship for Human Flourishing.” In our conversation we discuss the definition of poverty—and how the definition we use affects our... 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.
If iPhones Were Made in the U.S., You Couldn’t Afford One Wesley Gant | October 3, 2014 | Economics Apple has endured constant criticism over the years for its dependence on Chinese workers to meet the global iPhone demand. Over at Marketplace.org, Stacey Vanek Smith asks an intriguing question: How much would an exclusively American iPhone cost? The creation of the... Read More Wesley Gant Wesley Gant is the Director of Strategic Communications at Polymath, a creative agency.
