“You’re about to meet one of the greatest minds of the past half-century,” says Jason Riley as he introduces his new documentary about economist Thomas Sowell. For once, a host’s description of his subject does not disappoint. Continue Reading...
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January 29, 2021
Acton Institute ranks as a global think tank leader in 2020 report
The Acton Institute is not only one of the world’s most influential thought leaders, according to a new report, but our annual Acton University ranks as the best conference presented by think tank in the world that consistently supports a free economy. Continue Reading...
January 28, 2021
Joe Biden’s taxpayer-funded abortion order is government at its worst
Today with one stroke of the pen, President Joe Biden vitiated three unalienable rights. Biden signed a presidential memorandum order forcing U.S. taxpayers, including those with religious objections, to fund abortion-on-demand and abortion advocacy around the world. Continue Reading...
January 28, 2021
Inequality obscures the problem of poverty
We are routinely told that rising inequality is a profoundly pernicious problem – a clear and obvious sign that the rich and well-connected continue to benefit at the expense of the poor. Continue Reading...
January 27, 2021
Paying all employees the same salary caused therapists trauma
A psychotherapy practice’s year-long experiment with paying every employee an equal salary has disproved the central economic thesis of socialism.
Calvin Benton co-founded Spill, a British firm that offers psychological counseling via online technology like Zoom. Continue Reading...
January 26, 2021
What to expect in Joe Biden’s first 100 days
Ever since Franklin D. Roosevelt took office on March 4, 1933, a president’s first 100 days have served as a benchmark for his presidency. Newly inaugurated President Joe Biden has already made history by signing an unprecedented number of executive orders on his first day and pledging a flurry of legislation which will greatly expand the size, scope, and cost of government while reversing protections for people of faith and the unborn. Continue Reading...
January 22, 2021
The death and resurrection of ‘The 1776 Report’ (full report text)
While I was reading The 1776 Report, it disappeared. The publication commissioned to “enable a rising generation to understand the history and principles of the founding of the United States,” which found itself memory-holed by one of the initial executive orders President Joe Biden signed during his first day in office, expertly explains the American philosophy of liberty and applies it to the most threatening modern-day crises. Continue Reading...
January 22, 2021
New issue of Journal of Markets & Morality (Vol. 23, No. 2) released
The newest issue of the Journal of Markets & Morality, vol. 23, no. 2 (2020), has been released. This issue’s theme commemorates the centennial of Abraham Kuyper’s death in 1920. Continue Reading...
January 21, 2021
‘The road to smurfdom’: American mobocracy threatens our freedom
Between the riots of last spring and the recent storming of the U.S. Capitol, the forces of polarization appear stronger than ever, manifesting across American society with increasing energy and destruction. Continue Reading...
January 21, 2021
Here are all the executive orders Joe Biden signed on his first day in office
Newly inaugurated President Joe Biden has already made history, not merely as the oldest president ever to hold office, but by signing an unprecedented number of executive orders on his first day in office. Continue Reading...
