Dylan Pahman is a research fellow at the Acton Institute, where he serves as executive editor of the Journal of Markets & Morality. He earned his MTS in historical theology from Calvin Theological Seminary.
In addition to his work as an editor, Dylan has authored several peer-reviewed articles, conference papers, essays, and one book: Foundations of a Free & Virtuous Society (Acton Institute, 2017). He has also lectured on a wide variety of topics, including Orthodox Christian social thought, the history of Christian monastic enterprise, the Reformed statesman and theologian Abraham Kuyper, and academic publishing, among others.
Posts by Dylan Pahman
March 25, 2019
Entrepreneur Andrew Yang is running for president as a Democrat. Yang has made a Universal Basic Income (UBI) of $1,000/month to all American adults the centerpiece of his campaign.
While Yang doesn’t show up in any polls, he has a growing internet following that can be found under the hashtag #YangGang (not to be confused with Chinese politician Yang Gang).
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March 18, 2019
Russ Roberts — economist and host of the excellent EconTalk podcast — wrote a penetrating essay on what we can learn from Adam Smith’s first book,
The Theory of Moral Sentiments.
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March 12, 2019
Pete Buttigieg (pronounced
BOOT-edge-edge), mayor of South Bend, Indiana is running for president. His candidacy is a long-shot compared to democratic front-runners like former vice president Joe Biden or senator Bernie Sanders (I-VT).
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March 04, 2019
In his State of the Union address this year, president Trump warned of the dangers of socialism. But is there any substance to that worry?
Rep. Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY), a self-declared socialist, has made headlines with her Green New Deal proposal.
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February 26, 2019
Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) unveiled a plan last week for universal child care. Despite her good intentions, her plan would restrict competition, raise prices, and reduce options for parents in need.
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February 18, 2019
At
First Things last week, in his essay “Our Poor,” economist Andrew M. Yuengert reflected upon his 2004 Acton monograph
Inhabiting the Land, questioning whether his economic analysis (that immigration is a net gain for both immigrants and natives) needs more nuance in the light of our current political climate:
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February 11, 2019
Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) is running for president in 2020, and she has gained attention for proposing an “ultramillionaire” tax: a 2 percent tax on households with a net worth over $50 million and an additional 1 percent on households worth over $1 billion.
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November 20, 2018
The newest issue of the
Journal of Markets & Morality has been published online and print copies are forthcoming.
This issue features a diverse selection of scholarship on the morality of the marketplace and the nature and history of free societies.
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August 29, 2018
I recently read the first
Harry Potter novel to my six-year-old son Brendan, then watched the film with him. It was all the fun I hoped it would be: he is just the right age for it — excitedly asking what is going to happen next and jumping and cheering at the end.
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August 02, 2018
The newest issue of the
Journal of Markets & Morality has been published online and print copies are forthcoming.
This issue is a theme issue on “The Role of Religion in a Free Society,” with guest editors Richard Epstein and Mario Rizzo of New York University School of Law, and Michael McConnell of Stanford Law School.
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