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Seattle’s Minimum Wage Experiment is Already Failing

August 13, 2015 • by Joe Carter

Seattle’s Minimum Wage Experiment is Already Failing

Last year when Seattle announced it was raising the minimum wage to $15 per hour, I made four predictions about how the policy would affect the city over the next three years. Continue Reading...

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August 13, 2015

Politics and Prophetic Distance: Russell Moore on the Power of a Gospel Community

Last week, I was pleased to attend the ERLC’s 2015 National Conference on Gospel and Politics, of which the Acton Institute was a proud co-sponsor. The speaker line-up was strikingly rich and diverse, ranging from pastors to writers to politicos to professors, but among them all, Russell Moore’s morning address was the clear stand-out. Continue Reading...

August 13, 2015

Now Available: ‘Psalms II’ by Frans van Deursen

Christian’s Library Press has now released Psalms II, the fifth primer in its Opening the Scriptures series, and the second in a two-part release on the book of Psalms. The book is currently available for order on Amazon. Continue Reading...

August 13, 2015

‘Creation and the Heart of Man’ on Logos

Creation and the Heart of Man, the first volume of Acton’s Orthodox Christian Social Thought monograph series, is now available for pre-order on Logos Bible Software. Those who pre-order can get the book at a discounted price. Continue Reading...

August 12, 2015

Taking On The Cartel, One Headstone At A Time

Yes, there really is a headstone cartel, at least in New Jersey. The Monument Builders Association of New Jersey are the only ones who can sell, carve, deliver and install headstones. Continue Reading...

August 12, 2015

6 Quotes: John Cochrane on Rule of Law in the Regulatory State

When Americans think about the rule of law—if they ever think about it at all—it’s usually about how it’s lacking in foreign lands, such as Latin America or Africa. Corruption and bribery, the usual symptoms of a breakdown in the rule of law, aren’t much of an issue for us. Continue Reading...

August 12, 2015

Marriage as Cornerstone: How the Family Is a Foundation for Flourishing

With the expansion of economic freedom and the resulting prosperity, we’ve reached an unprecedented position of personal empowerment and vocational choice. This is a welcome development, and it can be seized for good in any number of ways. Continue Reading...

August 12, 2015

Amnesty International Supports Legalized Prostitution; Trafficking Victims May Pay The Price

Amnesty International, the human-rights watchdog organization, voted Tuesday to support the decriminalization of “sex work” at its Dublin-based International Council Meeting. This was in spite of the fact that anti-human trafficking organizations around the globe pushed for just the opposite. Continue Reading...

August 11, 2015

Mother Earth Wants Your Children

As eco-warriors glom onto Pope Francis’ Laudato Si encyclical for its dire warnings of climate change, they often ignore this inconvenient line: “Instead of resolving the problems of the poor and thinking of how the world can be different, some can only propose a reduction in the birth rate.” Continue Reading...

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Seattle’s Minimum Wage Experiment is Already Failing

Seattle’s Minimum Wage Experiment is Already Failing

Latest Posts

Politics and Prophetic Distance: Russell Moore on the Power of a Gospel Community

Now Available: ‘Psalms II’ by Frans van Deursen

‘Creation and the Heart of Man’ on Logos

Taking On The Cartel, One Headstone At A Time

6 Quotes: John Cochrane on Rule of Law in the Regulatory State

Marriage as Cornerstone: How the Family Is a Foundation for Flourishing

Amnesty International Supports Legalized Prostitution; Trafficking Victims May Pay The Price

Mother Earth Wants Your Children

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