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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.

Top 5 Posts of 2014

Faith and Public Life | December 31, 2014

Top 5 Posts of 2014

Thanks for following the blog throughout the past year. To end it, we’ve rounded up the top posts of 2014. Best wishes for the new year! “Values & Socialism” by Michael Hendrix The longer people live under socialism, the more their value system erodes. So...

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Christmas Consumerism: The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly

Kristie Eshelman | December 5, 2014 | Economics

Christmas Consumerism: The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly

The first official day of winter is Sunday, December 21st. But for me, it was always the day after Thanksgiving, the day known as Black Friday. It’s the day my two favorite holidays collide. It’s the day my family starts playing Christmas music and putting up the...

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Kristie Eshelman

Kristie Eshelman is the regional digital coordinator at Generation Opportunity.

Adam Smith and the Limits of Government

Faith and Public Life | November 17, 2014 | Society

Adam Smith and the Limits of Government

Adam Smith’s “The Wealth of Nations” is a foundational text for free market economics. His lesser known work, “The Theory of Moral Sentiments,” addresses a more personal sphere—it looks at the way people view each other and how they interact with each other. In his...

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Values & Socialism?

Michael Hendrix | July 29, 2014 | Economics

Values & Socialism?

The longer people live under socialism, the more their value system erodes. So concludes a recent study of 259 Germans randomly picked to play a simple dice game. Researchers from the University of Munich and Duke University asked participants to throw a die 40 times...

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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.