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Economics: Morally Neutral or Normative?

Faith and Public Life | July 22, 2020 | Summer Honors Program

Economics: Morally Neutral or Normative?

Seth Billingsley is a rising senior at John Brown University where he is pursuing a degree in international business and political science and a minor in economics. He was a participant in the 2020 Summer Honors Program course on “Are Markets Moral? In Search of a...

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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.

Problems Recruiting a Reverend? An Economic Perspective on the Market for American Clergy

Grant Seiter | January 7, 2020 | Young Scholars

Problems Recruiting a Reverend? An Economic Perspective on the Market for American Clergy

Grant Seiter was a 2018-2019 Young Scholar Awards Program recipient. He is currently a senior at Baylor University, majoring in economics and finance. An increasing number of American pastors such as Ed Young, Rick Warren, and Joel Osteen have amassed sizeable incomes...

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Grant Seiter was a 2018-2019 Young Scholar for the Initiative on Faith and Public Life and is a senior at Baylor University majoring in economics and finance.

Markets Turn Competition into Cooperation

Joy Pullmann | May 29, 2014 | Economics

Markets Turn Competition into Cooperation

The New York Times had a story recently complaining that competition between charter schools and traditional public schools prevented both from cooperating. Apparently, the NYT’s definition of “cooperation” looks a lot more like campfire kumbayah and a lot less like...

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Joy Pullmann is executive editor of The Federalist.

10 Innovations That Will Change Your Future

Wesley Gant | April 28, 2014 | Economics

10 Innovations That Will Change Your Future

Despite fears of economic disaster from both left and right, companies have continued to innovate in recent years. The amazing thing about innovation is its ability to not only create more jobs, but to change the very way we live, and therefore create entirely new...

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Wesley Gant is the Director of Strategic Communications at Polymath, a creative agency.