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How to Be Persuasive: Commitment & Consistency

| April 28, 2015 | Society

How to Be Persuasive: Commitment & Consistency
We recently began a conversation about why each of us, no matter what our careers or areas of interest, needs to know how to be persuasive. We’re taking a look at Robert Cialdini’s six principles for being persuasive, from his book “Influence: Science and Practice.”...
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Jacqueline Isaacs
Jacqueline Isaacs is the Director of Strategy for Bellwether Communications, where she crafts content strategies for thought leaders.

How to Be Persuasive & Why It’s Important: Reciprocation

| April 21, 2015 | Society

How to Be Persuasive & Why It’s Important: Reciprocation
We all possess knowledge that others need. Or put another way, no single person possesses all the knowledge they need to make decisions in our modern, market economy. This basic insight called “the knowledge problem,” helped win F.A. Hayek a Nobel Prize. Maybe the...
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Jacqueline Isaacs
Jacqueline Isaacs is the Director of Strategy for Bellwether Communications, where she crafts content strategies for thought leaders.

Why Do Universities Exist?

| April 10, 2015 | Society

Why Do Universities Exist?
This is a question that many American colleges and universities might not be able to answer today. Or if they do have an answer, it is probably not a very good one. Case in point: A few days ago, the University of Michigan cancelled a showing of “American Sniper” when...
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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.

Social Reform and Modern Secularism

| March 30, 2015 | Society

Social Reform and Modern Secularism
A few weeks ago, New York Times columnist David Brooks wrote an honest and needed piece entitled, “The Cost of Relativism.” Referencing a recent book by Robert Putnam, Brooks began by outlining some of the bleakest realities of social life in lower class...
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Daniel Davis
Daniel Davis is a graduate from Wheaton College and is the editor of True Declination Ministries. He currently interns as Townhall Media, and he previously interned at the American Enterprise Institute.

The Important Truth I Heard Over an Airport PA System

| January 29, 2015 | Society

The Important Truth I Heard Over an Airport PA System
“Security is everyone’s responsibility…” As it rarely is, my attention was caught by the voice on the airport PA system. Over the years, I’ve become used to the obnoxious drone, “Is that your bag?” but this was new. I replayed the message in my mind: “Security is...
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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.