Joe Carter is a Senior Editor at the Acton Institute. Joe also serves as an editor at the The Gospel Coalition, a communications specialist for the Ethics and Religious Liberty Commission of the Southern Baptist Convention, and as an adjunct professor of journalism at Patrick Henry College. He is the editor of the NIV Lifehacks Bible and co-author of How to Argue like Jesus: Learning Persuasion from History's Greatest Communicator (Crossway).
Posts by Joe Carter
November 29, 2017
The beloved novelist and Christian thinker C. S. Lewis was born on Nov. 29, 1898, in Belfast, Ireland. In honor of his 119th birthday, here are six quotes from Lewis on government, economics, and freedom:
On democratic government: “I am a democrat because I believe in the Fall of Man.
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November 28, 2017
There is a paradox when it comes to profits, says economist Arnold Kling: while the profits that accrue to any given individual may be unjust, the profit system itself is necessary in order to have a modern, progressive society.
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November 28, 2017
Note: This is post #58 in a weekly video series on basic microeconomics.
Here’s a surprising fact: Firms have an incentive to increase job safety, because then they can lower wages.
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November 27, 2017
Economic development is a key aspect of culture—and at the same time, a challenge to cultural norms. How should Christians reconcile such tension? What is culture’s impact upon the biblical mandate to create wealth for holistic transformation?
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November 24, 2017
Today is the unofficial first day of the holiday shopping season. Here are five facts you should know about Black Friday.
1. The term “Black Friday” was coined by the Philadelphia Police Department’s traffic squad in the 1950s.
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November 22, 2017
What just happened?
Yesterday the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) released a draft of the ‘Restoring Internet Freedom Order,’ a plan to roll back some of the ‘net neutrality’ regulations implemented by the Obama administration.
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November 21, 2017
Your Thanksgiving dinner this year may cost less than a meal at your local fast food restaurant.
According to an informal price survey conducted by the American Farm Bureau Federation(AFBF), the average cost of this year’s Thanksgiving meal for ten people is $49.12—less than $5 per person.
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November 21, 2017
Note: This is post #57 in a weekly video series on basic microeconomics.
If you had to choose, would you rather be a sewer inspector spending your days underground or a lifeguard on the beach?
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November 20, 2017
Since you’re reading this post I assume you spend a lot of time online. You likely engage between dozens and hundreds of people every day, which raises the question: How do you know the people you engage with on social media are not robots?
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November 17, 2017
The 2017 American Family Survey was designed to understand the “lived experiences of Americans in their relationships and families” and provide “context for understanding Americans’ life choices, economic experiences, attitudes about their own relationships, and evaluations of the relationships they see around them.”
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