Business, Entrepreneurship and a Vatican Think-Tank
April 5, 2013 | by Alejandro Antonio Chafuen | Topic: The American Story, The Content of Character, The Global Challenge, The Path to Freedom
Editor’s note: A version of this article first appeared at Forbes.com.
“Am I creating wealth, or am I engaging in rent-seeking behavior?” If this question would be asked during a course of business ethics at George Mason University (GMU), … More>
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Social Justice and Pope Francis: Choosing Freedom Over Serfdom
March 20, 2013 | by Alejandro Antonio Chafuen | Topic: The Content of Character, The Global Challenge, The Path to Freedom
Editor’s note: A version of this article first appeared at Forbes.com.
Having spent most of his life in Buenos Aires, Pope Francis has given proof that he can rise above his environment. As his compatriot Bishop Alberto Bochatey remarked, “he … More>
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From Aid to Enterprise: Intelligent Poverty Cures
March 14, 2013 | by Alejandro Antonio Chafuen | Topic: The American Story, The Content of Character, The Global Challenge, The Path to Freedom
Editor’s note: A version of this article first appeared at Forbes.com.
We will always have the poor among us (Matthew 26:11), but over a billion living on less than $1 a day? It is natural for well-meaning individuals to work … More>
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Think Tanks: Masters of the Universe?
February 8, 2013 | by Alejandro Antonio Chafuen | Topic: The American Story, The Global Challenge, The Path to Freedom
Editor’s note: A version of this article first appeared at Forbes.com.
How do think tanks contribute to produce outcomes conducive to better public policy? Working for over three decades in this field, I developed a simple model based on complex … More>
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Thinking About Think Tanks: Which Are the Best?
February 7, 2013 | by Alejandro Antonio Chafuen | Topic: The American Story, The Global Challenge, The Path to Freedom
Editor’s note: A version of this article first appeared at Forbes.com.
The history of the London exchange dates back to 1698. John Castaing, a pioneer of a Starbucks of sorts, started listing stock and commodity prices in his Jonathan’s Coffee-house. … More>
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Human Freedom Matters
January 8, 2013 | by Alejandro Antonio Chafuen | Topic: The American Story, The Global Challenge, The Path to Freedom
Editor’s note: A version of this article first appeared at Forbes.com.
“If it matters, measure it” is the motto of the Fraser Institute, the leading Canadian think tank, where I have been a trustee since 1991. More than a … More>
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It Can Be Worse Than the Cliff
December 28, 2012 | by Alejandro Antonio Chafuen | Topic: The American Story, The Path to Freedom, The Persuaders
Editor’s note: This piece was written exclusively for Investor’s Business Daily by a member of the board of advisors for The Center for Vision & Values, a trustee of Grove City College, and president of the Atlas Economic Research Foundation: … More>
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Freedom Stagnation
March 22, 2007 | by Alejandro Antonio Chafuen | Topic: The American Story
Editor’s Note: This article was originally published in the Washington Times on March 21, 2007.
In its recently released Freedom in the World 2007 survey, Freedom House coins a new term for these troubled times: “freedom stagnation.”
On every continent, … More>
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VISION & VALUES CONCISE: Protecting Your Castle from the Courts
September 30, 2005 | by Alejandro Antonio Chafuen | Topic: The American Story, Vision & Values Concise E-publications
You love your house, you love your neighborhood, and you are pleased that local officials want to help toward its development. Yet, after the Supreme Court recently declined to rehear the Kelo vs New London, CT decision, economic development in … More>
