Elise Hilton

Communications Specialist at Acton Institute. M.A. in World Religions.

Posts by Elise Hilton

November 21, 2013

‘They’re Always Coming To You Offering You More Programs’

An exceedingly honest woman called into an Austin, Texas, radio talk show, KLBJ, to discuss why she chooses not to work. She, her husband and three children rely on tax dollars for shelter, utilities and food. Continue Reading...

November 21, 2013

So, Why Exactly Doesn’t Healthcare.gov Work?

The Obama Administration has stated that 106,000 people have managed to sign up for health care on the Healthcare.gov site, a site 3-1/2 years in the making. Both HHS Director Kathleen Sebelius and Deputy Chief Information Officer for the Center for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Henry Cho, have been grilled by congressional committees as to the incredibly poor performance of the website. Continue Reading...

November 21, 2013

National Review Interviews Samuel Gregg On ‘Tea Party Catholic’

Kathryn Jean Lopez, at National Review Online, has interviewed Samuel Gregg, Acton’s Director of Research, on his newest book, Tea Party Catholic: The Catholic Case for Human Flourishing, a Free Economy and Human Flourishing. Continue Reading...

November 19, 2013

Hope, Success: With Obamacare, It’s All Relative

For one Obama supporter, Obamacare was such a relief, she wrote the President to thank him. The hope and success of Obamacare wasn’t all she thought it would be. Continue Reading...

November 18, 2013

How Would You Like An ‘Affordable Healthy Food Act?’

The government is now in the health care business. Trans fats may be on their way out, and New York is trying to tell us to stop buying buckets of soda to drink. Continue Reading...

November 18, 2013

What Will Your Religious Liberty Cost You? Obamacare Edition

We know freedom isn’t free. And apparently, we are now going to find out exactly how much our religious freedom is going to cost. Matthew Clark at Charisma News says that “refusal to violate your faith” under Obamacare is going to cost you…a lot. Continue Reading...

November 18, 2013

‘Empty Labels’ In The Catholic Realm

Carl E. Olson, in an editorial entitled “Catholicism and the Convenience of Empty Labels,” says that many who write and discuss all things Catholic get lost in “fabricated conflicts” which lack context. Continue Reading...

November 14, 2013

Michigan Catholic Conference Files Suit Regarding HHS Mandate

The Michigan Catholic Conference, which serves as the public policy voice for the Catholic Church in Michigan, has filed a new lawsuit against the federal government regarding the HHS mandate. A press statement released today says: Michigan Catholic Conference today filed in the U.S. Continue Reading...

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