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Mercenaries: A Battleground in Public Discourse

Josh Farquhar | January 8, 2021 | Blog Contributor

Mercenaries: A Battleground in Public Discourse

“A one-year contract to live and work in China, flying, repairing and making airplanes. Pay is as much as $13,700 a month with 30 days off a year. Housing is included and you’ll get an extra $550 a month for food. On top of that, there’s an extra $9,000...

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Josh Farquhar is a junior at Dallas Baptist University studying politics, philosophy, and economics. He was selected as a 2020 Blog Contributor for the Faith & Public Life blog.

In Defense of “The Economy”

Darien Contu | April 16, 2020 | Economics

In Defense of “The Economy”

We’re hearing it all over the Internet right now, people suggesting that the elderly should die for the Dow Jones Industrial Average. Russell Moore wrote for the New York Times, “We already are hearing talk about weighing the value of human life against the health of...

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Darien Contu works at a nonprofit in the Washington, DC metro area and is a Bastiat Fellow with The Mercatus Center.

The Complexity of Markets

Faith and Public Life | July 19, 2019 | Economics, Faith, Politics, Society

The Complexity of Markets

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...

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Christianity and Politics: Faith and the Free Market

Tyler O'Neil | March 18, 2015 | Economics

Christianity and Politics: Faith and the Free Market

“Blessed be the rich, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.” That’s how the Bible would read, many argue, if it supported capitalism. But this idea comes from a subtle misunderstanding of what the free market is and how businesses really gain too much power. Last...

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Tyler O'Neil is the Senior Editor of PJ Media and a conservative commentator.

Being Personal in an Impersonal Market

Kristie Eshelman | January 14, 2015 | Economics

Being Personal in an Impersonal Market

On July 3rd of last year, I walked into a grocery store to pick up some last-minute food items. I suppose that I was really excited about the long weekend because I did something that I never, ever do: I asked my cashier, “Do you have any fun plans for the Fourth?” I...

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Kristie Eshelman

Kristie Eshelman is the regional digital coordinator at Generation Opportunity.