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RIDING INTO THE SUNRISE
Al Quie
A Life of Faith, Service & Civility
 

by Mitch Pearlstein
Founder & President, Center of the American Experiment
 

Forewords by
Charles Colson and Roger D.
 Moe 

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Recent Commentaries

 Is the United States Still Exceptional?
  
 A bit of context for the state budget crisis
Mitch Pearlstein
  
 The trouble with the governor's Green JOBZ
Peter J. Nelson
  
 It's Time to Take the Losses
Tom Kelly
  
 Lengthier Progress on Race than Commonly Acknowledged
Mitch Pearlstein
  
 Why employers won't cut and run when individuals own health insurance
Peter J. Nelson
  
 

Integrity Personified
By Chuck Colson, BreakPoint Commentaries
Colson reflects on "one of the great themes" in Al Quie's life: Integrity.  Follow the link to read or listen to the commentary on the BreakPoint website.

  
  What's a Free Marketeer to Think? Volume Eight
October 10, 2008
Timely commentaries on the current economic crisis
Articles by Lewis K. Uhler, Greg Blankenship, Dean Riesen, David Strom and Peter J. Nelson
  
 What's a Free Marketeer to Think? Volume Seven
October 8, 2008
Timely commentaries on the current economic crisis
Articles by Greg Kaza, Roger Conant and John McClaughry
  
  What's a Free Marketeer to Think? Volume Six
October 3, 2008
Timely commentaries on the current economic crisis
Articles by Peter J. Nelson, Robert P. Murphy and Matthew J. Brouillette
  
  What's a Free Marketeer to Think? Volume Five
October 2, 2008
Timely commentaries on the current economic crisis
Articles by Tom Kelly and Devin Foley
  
 What's a Free Marketeer to Think? Volume Four
September 30, 2008
Timely commentaries on the current economic crisis
Articles by Rudy Boschwitz, King Banaian, Jim Van Houten and Gary Palmer
  
 What's a Free Marketeer to Think? Volume Three
September 26, 2008
Timely commentaries on the current economic crisis
Articles by David Himebrook, Randall G. Holcombe, John Hay, Jake Haulk, Tom C. Schock and Gordon L. Anderson
  
  What's a Free Marketeer to Think? Volume Two
September 24, 2008
Timely commentaries on the current economic crisis
Articles by Bill Frenzel, Shannon L. GoesslingLawrence W. Reed and Devin Foley
  
 What's a Free Marketeer to Think? Volume One
September 23, 2008
Timely commentaries on the current economic crisis
Articles by Jeff Sandefer, Robert Sirico, Craig Westover and Devin Foley
  

Recent Event Audio

 If I Were Writing John McCain's Acceptance Speech Thursday Night ... or Rewriting Barack Obama's Last Week
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David Frum & John Hinderaker
September 2, 2008
  
Lincoln's Political Faith: Does It Still Have a Place in Presidential Leadership?
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Joseph R. Fornieri
July 16, 2008
  
Troublemaker: A Personal History of School Reform since Sputnik 
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Chester E. Finn, Jr.
March 27, 2008

New Studies and Essays

 LINCOLN'S POLITICAL FAITH: Does It Still Have a Place in Presidentail Leadership?
Joseph R. Fornieri 
  
 A Conversation about Canadian and American Health Care with Lee Kurisko, M.D.
Interviewed by Peter J. Nelson
  
 Why are American Jews so Liberal?
Prof. Laurence D. Cooper
  
 Safeguarding and Rebuilding America's Physical Infrastructure: The Indispensable Role of Markets
Robert W. Poole, Jr.
  
 LEARNING FROM LINCOLN: Principle and Pragmatism
Getting the Balance Right  A Symposium

Introduction by Mitch Pearlstein

David Allen, Paul D. Allick, Greg Blankenship, Fran Bradley, Barry Casselman, Larry Colson, Kevin Donnelly, Jim Dueholm, Amitai Etzioni, Joseph R. Fornieri, Paul Gessing, John Gibbs, Jay P. Greene, John Gunyou, Jake Haulk, Matthew Heffron, Eric Lipman, Randolph J. May, James H. Miller, Grover Norquist, Tom Prichard, Donald P. Racheter, Lawrence W. Reed, Dane Smith, David Tuerck, Lou Wangberg, Craig Westover, Cheri Pierson Yecke, Stephen B. Young

  
 Can Politicians Hold to Principle Without Brutalizing Each Other?
Roger Moe & Steve Sviggum
  
 

What to Expect from Uniform Pricing of Health Care Services
Peter J. Nelson 

 

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