Ever had a cavity? Then you know how sugar contributes to painful decay. Yet those sweet treats are so hard to resist! Cronyism is another sweet temptation that...
At first glance, it seems as though minimum wage increases are a great way to help low income workers. After all, it means less money for big business...
Is the government shutdown really that bad? Acton Institute Do we need federal government? Of course. But, do we need as much federal government as we have? It...
Editor’s Note: Today we continue our series of excerpts from IFWE’s forthcoming book, For the Least of These: A Biblical Answer to Poverty, due to be released in...
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Is there a difference between creating value and creating jobs? This week’s video helps us understand that there is a significant difference between creating value, which leads to...
In my previous post, I outlined the biblical case for regulation. In Scripture, regulations serve as guidelines for how to live out the command to love one another...
How should Christians think about regulation? An earlier post described a few biblical principles that can guide our thinking about regulations. Today’s post explores a couple more of...
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How We Lost the War on Poverty
Nearly fifty years ago, President Lyndon B. Johnson stood on Tom Fletcher’s front porch in eastern Kentucky and outlined his “War on Poverty.” He wanted to conquer poverty...