​​An Ominous Decay of Values

​​An Ominous Decay of Values
The phrase "In God We Trust" can be seen on an American ten dollar bill on Oct. 23, 2008. Hugh Pinney/Getty Images)
Mark Hendrickson
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According to a sobering new report, the last quarter-century has seen a huge change in some significant traditional social values among the American populace—changes in attitudes toward patriotism, religion, and having children. But before addressing specific values, let’s examine the concept of “value” itself.
Mark Hendrickson
Mark Hendrickson
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Mark Hendrickson is an economist who retired from the faculty of Grove City College in Pennsylvania, where he remains fellow for economic and social policy at the Institute for Faith and Freedom. He is the author of several books on topics as varied as American economic history, anonymous characters in the Bible, the wealth inequality issue, and climate change, among others.
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