Joe Carter is a Senior Editor at the Acton Institute. Joe also serves as an editor at the The Gospel Coalition, a communications specialist for the Ethics and Religious Liberty Commission of the Southern Baptist Convention, and as an adjunct professor of journalism at Patrick Henry College. He is the editor of the NIV Lifehacks Bible and co-author of How to Argue like Jesus: Learning Persuasion from History's Greatest Communicator (Crossway).
Posts by Joe Carter
June 12, 2019
To most people, helping orphans and children in the foster system find stable homes seems like a top priority—the kind of priority that transcends politics and ideology,” says Kate Anderson in this week’s Acton Commentary.
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June 12, 2019
“People are tired of the nanny state and the growth of government, tired of having our money basically robbed,” said a demonstrator at a tea party rally in 2009. “[We] want to return to constitutional form of government, limited government that allows people to be free and independent.”
“I think it’s only a matter of time before these people quit carrying signs and start doing something else,” said Ed McQueen, an Ohio resident who attended a rally in Chicago.
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June 12, 2019
Thank Christianity, Not Secularism, for Religious Liberty
Casey Chalk,
The American Conservative
The First Amendment’s origins can be found in the early Church, not the Enlightenment.
Socialism Will Always Destroy Democracy
Jack H.
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June 11, 2019
Note: This is post #124 in a weekly video series on basic economics.
What is fiscal policy? As economist Tyler Cowen explains, it’s a government’s policies on taxes, spending, and borrowing.
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June 11, 2019
Who Occupational Licensing Hurts the Most
Marlo Safi,
National Review
The Council of Economic Advisors has found that licensing creates substantial costs, makes entry-level jobs even more difficult to access, and aren’t in sync with the skills needed to perform the job.
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June 10, 2019
Two weeks ago the Department of State announced its intention to create a Commission on Unalienable Rights. The stated purpose of the Commission will be to “provide the Secretary of State advice and recommendations concerning international human rights matters.
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June 07, 2019
Series Note: Jobs are one of the most important aspects of a morally functioning economy. They help us serve the needs of our neighbors and lead to human flourishing both for the individual and for communities.
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June 07, 2019
Tariffs Adding up to an Historic Tax Increase
Alison Acosta Winters,
National Review
Taken together, all the president’s tariffs add up to the largest tax hike in post-World War II history as Bryan Riley and Demian Brady write at the National Taxpayers Union.
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June 06, 2019
This week marks the centennial anniversary of the Nineteenth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution. Here are five facts you should know about women’s suffrage and the amendment:
1. The 19th Amendment doesn’t directly mention women.
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June 06, 2019
Why a Former CEO Says Capitalism, Not Socialism, Encourages Morality
Daniel Davis,
The Daily Signal
Andy Puzder wants young Americans to understand that socialism isn’t just ineffective, but is morally inferior to capitalism.
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