On this episode of Radio Free Acton, Caroline Roberts talks with Fr. Ben Johnson, senior editor at the Acton Institute, on the pitfalls of sin taxes. Then, on the Econ Quiz segment, Caroline speaks to Anne Rathbone Bradley, vice president of economic initiatives at the Institute for Faith, Work, and Economics and visiting professor at Georgetown University, about the impact of Amazon and whether or not it is a monopoly. On the Upstream segment, Caroline and Bruce Edward Walker talk about the life and work of the late science fiction writer Jerry Pournelle.
Check out these additional resources on this week’s podcast topics:
“Sin Taxes: The ‘nudge’ that benefits terrorism” by Rev. Ben Johnson
The bishops should be wary of sin taxes by Rev. Ben Johnson
“As Michigan pursues Amazon jobs, skeptics and critics raise big concerns”
“Jerry Pournelle, Russell Kirk Conservative: RIP” by Bruce Edward Walker
About the novel “Oath of Fealty” by Jerry Pournelle
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