April 18, 2019
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April 18, 2019
As Notre Dame burns, the Cross stands firm
Many have commented on the fact that Paris’s Notre Dame Cathedral burned during Holy Week (see here or here or here for just a few examples), and rightfully so — the symbolism of death and the hope of resurrection is hard to miss. Continue Reading...
April 01, 2019
President Trump visits Grand Rapids, promises to turn it into Detroit
Last Thursday, at a campaign rally in Grand Rapids, MI (home, inter alia, to the Acton Institute), President Trump promised the crowd, “By the way, we’re bringing a lot of those car companies back. Continue Reading...
March 27, 2019
Why everybody loses with the Powerball
March 20, 2019
Scandal and school, education and freedom
It’s not news that a college education costs a boatload today. But as we’ve all learned over the past week, the cost of a college education is much more – about $500,000 more over tuition, room, and board if you’re a TV celebrity like Lori Loughlin. Continue Reading...
March 14, 2019
How to make America smart again
March 05, 2019
80% of the globe is ‘religious restricted’: UN hearing
Freedom of religion is denied in much of the world, according to the U.S. ambassador for religious freedom. And a United Nations committee of NGOs dedicated to religious liberty has called the UN to protect the most fundamental freedom. Continue Reading...
February 28, 2019
Alejandro Chafuen in Forbes: Fighting socialism in the US today
Taking inspiration from a recent CNN town hall which featured Bernie Sanders, Alejandro Chafuen, Acton’s Managing Director, International, offers some pointers in Forbes on how to argue against socialism. Such arguments can’t be reduced to slogans or simple black-and-white characterizations, and we should be wary of underestimating our opponents or demonizing their motives. Continue Reading...
February 25, 2019
‘Is it OK to still have children?’
Is it morally permissible to have children? That question – which should have gone out with “What’s your sign?” or “Who shot J.R.?” in the 1980s – has come roaring back in a United States in which the birthrate continually hits new lows. Continue Reading...
February 21, 2019
West Virginia’s teachers’ union wins battle to prevent educational choice
This week, roughly 19,000 West Virginia teachers went on strike, closing down every public school in the state in a united resistance against educational choice. Now, after only two days, the strike is over, with the legislation in question dead on arrival in the state House. Continue Reading...
