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November 05, 2014

How Four States Voted to Hurt Low-Skilled Workers

Last night the election results revealed wins for Republicans in almost every state. But in four states where the GOP gained ground — Alaska, Arkansas, Nebraska, and South Dakota — the poor and unskilled suffered a loss. Continue Reading...

November 03, 2014

What’s So ‘Awesome’ About Those Shareholder Activist Nuns?

For some, the one quality most important for those pursuing a religious vocation is awesomeness. It matters not whether clergy, nuns and other religious adhere to the actual doctrines of their faith, whether they advocate for the poor and powerless and spread the Word of God. Continue Reading...

October 02, 2014

5 Reasons Americans Still Can’t Find A Job (And It’s Probably Not What You Think)

According to the U.S. Department of Labor, unemployment across the country is at about 6.1 percent (here in Michigan, it’s at 7.4 percent, which puts us in the bottom 10 states.) Continue Reading...

September 05, 2014

Are Fast Food Strikers Just Political Agitators?

According to Thomas McCraw, who is the author of American Business, 1920-2000: How it Worked, “More people in the U.S. workforce were getting their first job at McDonald’s than at any other employer, including the Army.” Continue Reading...

September 04, 2014

Helping No One By Being Socially Aware And Active

If you were told by your doctor to lose weight, you’d likely do what most people do: exercise more and eat healthier food. Jason Scott Jones and John Zmirak have a better plan in mind: Step 1: Start a fitness blog, collecting the best arguments you can find against obesity. Continue Reading...

September 03, 2014

‘Helping Families:’ Let The Government Have Your Kids

Universal daycare. Universal preschool. Regulations on school lunches. Bans on bake sales. Don’t bring ibuprofen to school. The government knows all about keeping your kids safe and educated. (And the underlying note is that you don’t know enough.) Continue Reading...

September 02, 2014

Want to Hurt the Poor? Double Their Pay

Would you be in favor of a pay increase of 107 percent for your current job? Most of us would be thrilled at having our pay more than double, and would readily support such a change. Continue Reading...

July 31, 2014

Poverty In America: What’s The Plan To Eradicate It?

No one wants to be poor. No one enjoys figuring out how to stretch meals to last just three more days. No parent wants to tell their child they can’t play a sport or get a new backpack because there is simply no money. Continue Reading...

July 18, 2014

Faith and the Artisan Economy

I recently detailed the relationship between stewardship and the use of one’s God given gifts through vocational jobs as a path toward human flourishing. Much like vocational work’s hands on occupations, are artisanal jobs, which are on the rise in America. Continue Reading...

July 11, 2014

America’s Largest Workforce Calls for Change

Millions of Americans who work for tips have now been dragged into the political battle over the federal minimum wage and whether it should be raised to $10.10 per hour. Since 1991, the federal minimum wage has been adjusted 5 times, increasing three dollars to its current $7.25. Continue Reading...

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