I thoroughly enjoyed my time at AEI headquarters this month at the Values & Capitalism 2012 Purpose & Prosperity conference for undergraduate students. Not only were we treated with exemplary hospitality, but were exposed to a number of experts ranging on such topics as the economy's relation to the disintegration of the family...
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This month, I attended the American Enterprise Institute's Purpose & Prosperity conference. It was an excellent experience, teaching me a great deal about how to combine faith, economics and public policy. |
At first glance, the article reads like a first-hand account of a post-disaster country: "Streets once devoid of commerce in towns like this and in Havana are gradually coming to life…" The scene Victoria Burnett described in her New York Times article was not of a country recovering from a natural disaster or civil war. |
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We have a jam-packed, star-studded episode of the Values & Capitalism podcast for your listening pleasure this week! First up, RJ spoke with Billy Hallowell, the Faith and Culture Editor for the TheBlaze.com, about life as a journalist, the recent push by Sojourners for immigration reform, and other hot topics. |
The American Enterprise Institute is hosting a $50,000 video contest! The challenge: Make the moral case for free enterprise in two minutes or less in a persuasive, creative, quality video. |
Today marks the first in a new series of Values & Capitalism pieces that I will be posting regularly here at the blog between now and the presidential election in November. It's called "Saving Private Sector" and will highlight the work and ideas of people advocating for free enterprise in especially compelling and interesting ways. 1 Comment |
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It's not an easy time to be a free enterprise advocate in America. For years, we thought we had won. After all, almost no self-respecting public figures call themselves socialists anymore. With the advent of the New Democrats, even America's progressive party was on board with free markets and somewhat limited government. |
After reading Matt Miller’s weekend opinion article for the Washington Post, I have decided to join the Occupy movement. But forget Wall Street. I've got a different take: Occupy Social Security. Or, perhaps, Occupy Government Debt. |
In the previous post I talked about the honesty of capitalism; people are not angels. A capitalist economy recognizes this fact, and our greed doesn’t ruin the system. Closely related to the honesty about people's motives is capitalism's humility about people's limits. |