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Star of Jesus with rays of light. Christmas star of the Nativity of Bethlehem, Nativity of Jesus Christ. Background of the beautiful starry sky and bright star.
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Scott S. Powell
December 23, 2024
Faith & Economics
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Why Christmas Remains the Greatest Story of All Time

Scott S. Powell
December 23, 2024
Faith & Economics
8
Across cultures throughout human history, people have sought to flee oppression and escape persecution. A recurring theme in Western classical literature and in modern classics such as Superman and Disney originals, which revolve around the struggle between good and evil, is the need and critical role for a rescuer or savior. Read More ›
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Old and worn work gloves on large American flag - Labor day background
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Scott S. Powell
September 3, 2024
Faith & Economics
6

Labor Day Celebrates American Exceptionalism

Scott S. Powell
September 3, 2024
Faith & Economics
6
Other than punctuating the end of summer, Labor Day has for many lacked meaning associated with other holidays. Properly understood, it is the holiday that celebrates not only labor, but also the ideas, job creators, and institutions central to the flourishing of the United States and its people. Read More ›
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Old American War Veterans Saluting Fallen Comrades' Graves.The concept for American Veterans Day, Memorial Day, and Independence Da
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Scott S. Powell
May 28, 2024
Faith & Economics
6

Memorial Day: More than Honoring Lives Lost in American Wars

Scott S. Powell
May 28, 2024
Faith & Economics
6
Most people rightly associate Memorial Day with paying homage to those who gave their lives for America in war. But the holiday has roots that go back to the aftermath of the Civil War. At that time America was as or more divided than it is today. The Civil War cost at least 620,000 men—a greater cost than all of America’s successive wars combined. Read More ›
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Center on Wealth & Poverty
August 13, 2020
Faith & Economics
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Covid-19 Exposes the Roots of the Homeless Crisis in our Cities

Center on Wealth & Poverty
August 13, 2020
Faith & Economics
2
“The coronavirus has started to reveal some long standing truths about homelessness, about addiction, and about mental illness,” explains Christopher Rufo director of Discovery Institute’s Center on Wealth & Poverty. “For the past decade, policy makers have largely avoided these questions, or, largely been in denial about the causes of homelessness.” Read More ›
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Christopher Rufo
April 27, 2020
Faith & Economics, Politics, Poverty
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To Hell with Main Street?

Christopher Rufo
April 27, 2020
Faith & Economics, Politics, Poverty
2
In times of trouble, Americans rally around a common cause. After Pearl Harbor, we liberated much of the world; during the Cold War, we sent a man to the moon. There was a shared sensibility that Americans were unified in pursuit of the highest ideals. But after some shocks, this sense of unity proves short-lived — and shortsighted. Read More ›
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Center on Wealth & Poverty
October 31, 2019
Faith & Economics, Poverty
2

Discovery Institute Fellow Chrisopher Rufo Set to Release New Documentary Next Year on American Poverty

Center on Wealth & Poverty
October 31, 2019
Faith & Economics, Poverty
2
Discovery Institute research fellow Christopher F. Rufo is set to release his latest feature-length documentary, America Lost, which tells the story of life in three “forgotten American cities” — Youngstown, Ohio, Memphis, Tennessee, and Stockton, California. Read More ›