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2014 Evangelical Leadership Summit

Faith and Public Life | September 10, 2014 | Events, Favorite Events, Recent Events

2014 Evangelical Leadership Summit

Tuesday, September 9, 2014 | 5:00 p.m. – Wednesday, September 10, 2014 | 8:00 p.m. On September 9–10, the Values & Capitalism program welcomed 249 evangelical writers, pastors, parachurch workers, college students, think tank professionals, and business leaders to...

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Why Unintended Consequences Matter: One Student’s Story

Kristie Eshelman | September 5, 2014 | Politics

Why Unintended Consequences Matter: One Student’s Story

Sometimes, seemingly good ideas have unintended consequences. And the side effects of bad policies aren’t abstract; they can actually have a direct impact on individuals like you and me. Let’s take Marta Blanco-Castano’s story as an example of how one policy—that was...

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Kristie Eshelman is the regional digital coordinator at Generation Opportunity.

The Government and Your College Degree

Kristie Eshelman | August 25, 2014 | Politics

The Government and Your College Degree

There is no doubt: It’s tough to get a college education these days. The cost of higher education has gone up more than 500 percent since 1985, meaning that the idea of paying your own way through college is, unfortunately, a quaint, but outdated dream for most...

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Kristie Eshelman

Kristie Eshelman is the regional digital coordinator at Generation Opportunity.

America’s Discordant Discourse

Tyler Castle | August 5, 2014 | Politics

America’s Discordant Discourse

Where has intelligent discourse gone in America? Last week, David Brooks wrote an op-ed arguing that character formation should be an important feature of antipoverty efforts. He cites Richard Reeves of the Brookings Institution who posits: Gaps in character...

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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.

Why Power Is a Gift

Nicole Noyes | April 8, 2014 | Faith

Why Power Is a Gift

Power is a gift from God for the sake of human flourishing. This is the compelling—and controversial—theme that runs through Andy Crouch’s new book “Playing God: Redeeming the Gift of Power.” At first, this claim might seem counterintuitive, or just outright false....

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Nicole Noyes is currently working with the International Justice Mission.