economy

Richard Smith as Henry David Thoreau. Photograph by Maria Lewis.

Becoming Thoreau

By Beatrice Marovich | October 25, 2010

A living historian’s peculiar communion at Walden Pond.

Killing the Buddha

Can Religion Save You from Marketing?

By Garrett Baer | October 7, 2010

Above all, taking the shield of faith, wherewith ye shall be able to quench all the fiery darts of the wicked. – Ephesians 6:16 The upcoming issue of Marketing Science features a paper of interest to the devout, the atheist, and everyone in between. “Brands: The Opiate of the Non-Religious Masses?” is the result of…

ST. PAUL, MN - SEPTEMBER 01: Delegates bow their heads on day one of the Republican National Convention (RNC) at the Xcel Energy Center September 1, 2008 in St. Paul, Minnesota. The GOP will nominate U.S. Sen. John McCain (R-AZ) as the Republican choice for U.S. President on the last day of the convention. (Photo by Win McNamee/Getty Images) Original Filename: GYI0055603845.jpg

It’s the Theology, Stupid

By Frank Schaeffer | April 29, 2009

Understanding the Republican disconnect, explained by one of the people who helped create it.

Carlo Giuliani

Free Market Martyrdom?

By KtBniks | July 25, 2001

A death in Genoa raises the stakes in the contest between two theologies of globalization.