Want Less Corruption? Free the Markets
Nicole Gelinas, New York Post
If you’re powerful enough to take someone’s home, it stands to reason that you’re powerful enough to reap some benefits on the side. But if you’re desperate for a retail job at a new government-subsidized mall, so what?
Free Trade Has Shipped Some Jobs Overseas. But Here’s What Else It Does.
Bryan Riley and Anthony B. Kim, The Daily Signal
Last week, the Obama administration released the text of the proposed Trans-Pacific Partnership—a trade pact between the U.S. and 11 other Pacific Rim countries. Advocates of such deals traditionally focus on the benefits of opening new markets to U.S. exports. But good trade agreements also reduce self-destructive U.S. trade barriers.
Vatican II and Religious Freedom: Rupture or Authentic Development?
Carl E. Olson, Catholic World Report
The authors of a new book on “Dignitatis Humanae” argue that the Declaration grounds the right to religious freedom in the obligation to seek the truth, especially the truth about God.
Church involvement varies widely among U.S. Christians
Aleksandra Sandstrom and Becka A. Alper, Pew Research Center
While most Americans still identify as Christian, there are big differences when it comes to how involved they are with a congregation – or whether they’re involved at all. Indeed, some of the largest Christian denominations in the U.S. have relatively low levels of involvement among their members.
