Politics

April 24, 2018

How not to think clearly on faith and economics

Mark Labberton, President of Fuller Seminary, recently addressed a meeting of Evangelical leaders held at Wheaton College and has released a reconstruction of his remarks. It is an interesting address which spends four paragraphs explicitly addressing questions of economics and economic policy. Continue Reading...

April 18, 2018

Is economics an ideology?

Richard H. Spady, research professor of Economics at Johns Hopkins, has recently published a piece at First Things entitled ‘Economics as Ideology’ in which he explores some contemporary trends among economists and their use of economics as a Procrustean bed to reshape society in its own image, A body of thought is “ideological” when it willfully projects its own first principles on its subject matter and actively seeks, perhaps unconsciously, material changes to bring social realities into conformity with these first principles. Continue Reading...

April 12, 2018

The Social Capital Index: A geography of ‘associational life’ in America

In recent decades, America has experienced a wave of economic and social disruption. In our search for solutions, however, we tend to look only at the surface, assessing the architecture of particular policies or stroking our chins over economic measurements like Gross Domestic Product. Continue Reading...

March 29, 2018

Why we should learn how to ‘kill American democracy’

During the Cold War, the U.S. military would conduct wargaming simulations in which some units would act as the United States (the blue team) and some would pretend to be Soviet troops (the red team). Continue Reading...

March 20, 2018

Mao’s ‘rational faith’: How communist China sought to replace God

In light of Greg Forster’s Acton lecture on Whittaker Chambers, the famous Soviet spy who later converted to Christianity, I recently noted Chambers’ routine reminders that communism is not, fundamentally, about a certain menu of economic theories or political tactics. Continue Reading...

March 09, 2018

The challenges of Islam and pluralism

Last week I had an essay exploring Abraham Kuyper’s interactions with Islam, focused particularly on his tour around the Mediterranean Sea in the early years of the twentieth century. As I argue, Throughout his travels, Kuyper was confronted by the diversity, vitality, and comprehensiveness of the Islamic faith. Continue Reading...

March 05, 2018

The logic of the soul: 6 quotes from Whittaker Chambers’ ‘Letter to My Children’

In a recent Acton lecture, Greg Forster highlights the work of Whittaker Chambers, the former Soviet spy who converted to Christianity and became one of the most influential public voices in the fight against Communism. Continue Reading...

February 22, 2018

‘The Economics of Apocalypse’: Billy Graham’s sermon on money and materialism

In light of Reverend Billy Graham’s recent passing, we’d do well to pause and reflect on his life and legacy, which was defined by the spreading of the Gospel, and doing so in a way that inspired deep faith and authentic relationship with Jesus. Continue Reading...

January 31, 2018

4 lessons on Christian vocation in politics from Gov. Bill Haslam

In our explorations of Christian vocation, the faith-and-work movement has been largely successful in reminding us of the meaning and purpose of our work, from parenting in the home to manual labor in the fields to teaching in a school to trading on Wall Street. Continue Reading...

November 21, 2017

Post-Brexit, Daniel Hannan champions the moral case for free trade

In the immediate aftermath of the vote for Brexit, conservatives were quick to cheer Britain’s decision, hailing it as a win for freedom, democracy, and subsidiarity. Others, however, were just as eager to claim it was a move driven by fear and protectionism. Continue Reading...

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