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Why Obstacles Matter

Chris Horst | March 3, 2015 | Society

Why Obstacles Matter

On a recent trip to the Dominican Republic, I accompanied a group of donors to visit a few of the entrepreneurs served by HOPE International’s wonderful partner, Esperanza. One of the women we met wasn’t a typical success story. She sold clean water to her community....

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Chris Horst is the Director of Development for HOPE International.

Friday Five: A Boy’s Desire to Work

Faith and Public Life | December 5, 2014

Friday Five: A Boy’s Desire to Work

On Fridays, we bring you the week’s best from around the web. This week’s collection includes lessons on work—from a young boy and an unemployed college graduate, a trick to being more virtuous, and more. “Conserving Friendship in a Consumer Age” by Matthew Maule,...

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This Executive Order Has Benefitted America for Centuries

Tyler Castle | November 27, 2014 | Society

This Executive Order Has Benefitted America for Centuries

Well, actually it was a proclamation—which is similar to an executive order, and there were two of them… On October 3, 1789, President George Washington proclaimed November 26, 1789 “a day of public thanksgiving and prayer to be observed by acknowledging with...

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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.

The ALS Ice Bucket Challenge: A Cold Look

Kurt Jaros | September 17, 2014 | Society

The ALS Ice Bucket Challenge: A Cold Look

This summer’s social phenomenon was the ALS Ice Bucket Challenge. Unless you abstain from social media, your newsfeed was probably flooded with videos of friends dumping buckets of ice water on their heads. However, I was one of the few (or many?) to willingly not...

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Kurt Jaros is the Executive Director of Defenders Media.

Capitalism Is Not the Enemy of Virtue

Andrew Quinn | March 28, 2014 | Society

Capitalism Is Not the Enemy of Virtue

A “sensory-deadening” dystopia. A bleak and brutalist hellscape. A soulless structure whose ugly construction befits its immoral purpose. Patrick Deneen’s dark description is worthy of a place where real evil transpires. Coming from a Catholic commentator, it could...

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Andrew C. Quinn studies public policy and human happiness as director to AEI President Arthur Brooks.