Let Them Eat Capitalism Michael Hendrix | August 24, 2015 | Economics 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... Read More 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.
Friday Five: Do Conservatives Have Hearts? Faith and Public Life | July 10, 2015 | Politics On Fridays we bring you the week’s best from around the web. This week’s collection includes a look into AEI president Arthur Brooks’ new book, a description of economic populism at its logical extreme, and more. “The Maximum Minimum” by Kevin A.... Read More Faith and Public Life This post was published by the website administrator.
Does Wealth Make Us Less Religious? Tyler Castle | March 26, 2015 | Faith 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... Read More 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.
Wisdom, Wealth, and Waste Wesley Gant | July 28, 2014 | Economics Friends and enemies tend to have something in common: neither will hesitate to point out your errors. I therefore considered it a collegial gesture when Jordan Ballor at the Acton Institute PowerBlog decided to counter my recent post. Good stewardship, Ballor argues,... Read More Wesley Gant Wesley Gant is the Director of Strategic Communications at Polymath, a creative agency.
4 Reasons Capitalism Isn’t Defined By Greed Tyler O'Neil | July 22, 2014 | Economics Many think capitalism relies on greed. Ayn Rand wrote about the virtue of selfishness, and Adam Smith insisted that self-interest, not charity, enables the market to work. However, neither Rand nor Smith would say Ebenezer Scrooge is a role model. Why is that? Reason... Read More Tyler O'Neil Tyler O'Neil is the Senior Editor of PJ Media and a conservative commentator.