Sarah Stanley

Posts by Sarah Stanley

August 31, 2015

Israel and the Significance of Religion on Culture and Economics

Despite ongoing conflict and regional unrest, Israel’s economy is doing exceptionally well. Unemployment is under six percent, incomes are up, and the Index of Economic Freedom shows Israel’s rank improving over the last few years while America and many Western European nations are declining. Continue Reading...

July 24, 2015

House Rejects Mandatory GMO Labeling

Yesterday the the United States House of Representatives passed H.R. 1599, known as the “Safe and Accurate Food Labeling Act of 2015.” The bill prevents states from requiring mandatory labeling for any products containing genetically modified food. Continue Reading...

July 16, 2015

Book Review: ‘Under the Same Sky: From Starvation in North Korea to Salvation in America’

North Korea has been cut off from the rest of the world for nearly 70 years and few people outside of its borders – especially in the West – have a realistic picture of how life really goes on. Continue Reading...

July 13, 2015

The Pope’s Economic Populism. It’s a Problem.

Acton’s Director of Research, Samuel Gregg, recently wrote a piece for The Stream about Pope Francis and his visit throughout Latin America. This part of the world is dominated by “leftist-populist governments.” Continue Reading...

June 29, 2015

‘El Papa es imprudente al hablar de conjeturas científicas’

While at Acton University not too long ago, Buenos Aires journalist Adrián Bono sat down with Rev. Robert Sirico to discuss Laudato Si’. Bono recently wrote about his interview with Acton’s president and co-founder at Infobae. Continue Reading...

June 22, 2015

La encíclica es una caricatura del capitalismo

Francis X. Rocca’s Wall Street Journal article about Laudato Si’ has been translated into Spanish. Featured in Tuesday’s EcoLinks, this piece addresses many topics surrounding the new ecological encyclical, including the pope’s seeming condemnation of capitalism. Continue Reading...

June 22, 2015

Laudato Si’: ‘Opening Doors and Hearts to the Fullness of Creation’

The most common question surrounding the new encyclical from Pope Francis is some variation of: Why is a Church leader talking about politics, economics, and science? Many argue that this encyclical is merely trying to encourage conversation on how best to be stewards of creation. Continue Reading...

June 15, 2015

Pope Francis Encyclical Leak Fuels Speculations

A draft of Laudato Sii is circulating and causing an uproar. This document seems to align with climate scientists, arguing that “the bulk of global warming is caused by human activity.” Continue Reading...

June 08, 2015

Limited Time Free eBook Offer: ‘The Cure for Consumerism’

The latest monograph from Acton, The Cure for Consumerism by Rev. Gregory Jensen,will be available for free starting this Wednesday, June 10, and ending Friday, the 12th, at midnight. Continue Reading...

May 05, 2015

Book Review: ‘Disinherited: How Washington is Betraying America’s Young’

Things aren’t looking good for millennials. Tied up in the “American dream” is an assumption that you’ll do better than your parents, but those of us between the ages of 18 and 34 are predicted to be the first generation to actually do worse financially. Continue Reading...

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