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I very much like the way he brings his belief in free markets and his Christian commitment to alleviating poverty. \u00a0They are not, as some assume, in irreconcilable conflict with each other.<\/p>\n
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\u00a0 \u00a0 A slightly long but excellent essay by a thinker whom I greatly admire: \u00a0 http:\/\/www.americamagazine.org\/politics-society\/2017\/02\/06\/confessions-catholic-convert-capitalism \u00a0 I very much like the way he brings his belief in free markets and his Christian commitment to alleviating poverty. \u00a0They are not, as some assume, in irreconcilable conflict with each other. \u00a0 \u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1019,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-39659","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"yoast_head":"\n
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