Posts by Alejandro A. Chafuen
May 20, 2019
This article appeared originally in Forbes. Read the entire article here.
Last week, while visiting the political and business capitals of Brazil, I was able to study the plan for deregulating the Brazilian economy and speak with some of the plan’s architects. Continue Reading...
February 27, 2019
Charlie Menditéguy: Golf and virtue
Now that I am full-time at the Acton Institute (I had been associated since the beginning, but on the governing board) I am trying to read most of its output. Not an easy task giving the numerous books, articles, academic papers and blog posts it publishes each year. Continue Reading...
February 13, 2019
The Reverend Edmund A. Opitz, a precursor in the defense of religion and liberty
Today marks 13 years since the passing of the Reverend Edmund A. Opitz, pastor, author, and great supporter of the Acton Institute’s mission. On February 1, 1999, Rev. Opitz sent a letter to Leonard P. Continue Reading...
October 09, 2018
The suffering of Cardinal Zen
This article is written by Moris Polanco, originally published by Instituto Fe y Libertad and republished with permission.
The elderly cardinal Zen Ze-kiun, bishop emeritus of Hong Kong, said in his blog on February 5, 2018, “The brothers and sisters of mainland China are not afraid of being reduced to poverty, of being put into prison, of shedding their blood. Continue Reading...
August 30, 2018
Alejandro Chafuen in Forbes: The Moral Aspects of Money
Acton’s own Alejandro Chafuen appeared in Forbes to discuss monetary theories from the ancient Greeks to today’s crytocurrencies. The following is an excerpt from Chafuen’s essay, titled Moralists and Money: From Gold to Bitcoin. Continue Reading...