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Andy Warhol, Boredom, And Poverty
Andy WarholAEI’s Arthur Brooks offers up an interesting take on solutions to poverty. He thinks the key lies in “boring things,” and his inspiration is artist Andy Warhol.Read more on Andy Warhol,...
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Who Earns Minimum Wage And Why It’s Okay
Do you remember trying to find that first job? You’d be told you needed experience by an would-be employer, but no one would hire you so you could get the experience. Finally, a burger joint or a...
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Radio Free Acton: The Conservative Heart With Arthur Brooks
It’s always a pleasure when Arthur Brooks, President of the American Enterprise Institute, comes to town; he’s an engaging speaker, a thoughtful leader, and really an all around fantastic guy. That’s...
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The ‘Shale Revolution’ is Re-energizing U.S. Manufacturing
U.S. manufacturing is making a comeback, says Mark Perry economist at AEI. Because of innovative fracking technologies that have made shale gas abundant and cheap, manufacturing jobs are quickly...
View ArticleTo whom is given: A new documentary on the Christian call to business
There is often a temptation among Christians to segment and categorize “Christian calling” into our own preferred buckets, deeming certain jobs, careers, or vocations as more worthwhile or “sacred”...
View ArticleEducation as liberation: 4 priorities for reform
With the recent appointment and confirmation of Betsy DeVos as Secretary of Education, the movement for educational choice has plenty of reasons for optimism. Throughout the nomination process,...
View ArticleEconomist as prophet vs. savior
What do economists actually know? What can they possibly know? Assuming his usual role as the insider skeptic, economist Russ Roberts ponders those questions at length, concluding that far too much...
View ArticleWhat Elizabeth Warren could learn from Emmanuel Macron
A cartoon published just after the fall of the Berlin Wall showed two travelers moving in different directions, one personifying former Eastern Bloc nations and the other the NATO allies: The two met...
View ArticleRenewed covenant or populism? Rabbi Lord Sacks on the West’s alternatives
The deepest division running through the West is not between Right and Left, or liberty and collectivism. Western civilization must choose this day whether it is grounded in a covenant or a degraded...
View Article‘For Love of Neighbor’: the documentary that explores authentic Christian...
In the heat of each political season, we are bombarded by arguments about which candidate is the moral choice and which political platform is most compatible with Christian values and beliefs. Continue...
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