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Wealth

Let Them Eat Capitalism

| August 24, 2015 | Economics

Let Them Eat Capitalism
Clive Crook, a columnist at BloombergView, recently challenged what he calls the “Aspen Consensus,” a set of unquestioned assumptions by the Intellectual Class that capitalism is a “morally tainted enterprise.”  Such a view, Crook finds, is held most fervently and...
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Michael Hendrix
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.

Does Wealth Make Us Less Religious?

| March 26, 2015 | Faith

Does Wealth Make Us Less Religious?
According to a study from the Pew Research Center, the answer to this question appears to be yes. “In general, people in richer nations are less likely than those in poorer nations to say religion plays a very important role in their lives,” the authors report. The...
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Tyler Castle
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.