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December 06, 2017

Radio Free Acton: Police Chief Mac Tristan on servant leadership; Upstream on Flannery O’Connor

On this episode of Radio Free Acton, Sarah Stanley, Managing Editor at the Acton Institute, speaks with Mac Tristan, Chief of Police in Coppell, Texas, on the topic of servant leadership: what is it, how has Mac found it helpful in his line of work, and why it is valuable for leaders in business too. Continue Reading...

December 04, 2017

Video: Globalization, Justice, and the Economy: The Jesuit Contribution

In the fifteenth, sixteenth, and seventeenth centuries, Catholic theologians, many of whom were members of the Society of Jesus, studied the intersection of morality and expanding commerce. Jesuits including Juan de Mariana, Luis de Molina, and Leonardus Lessius explored the ethics of money, economics, and trade. Continue Reading...

November 22, 2017

Radio Free Acton: Jordan Ballor on Kuyper, Bonhoeffer and Thanksgiving; Upstream on Alternative Country Music

On this episode of Radio Free Acton, Bruce Edward Walker talks with Ray Nothstine, Opinion Editor of the the North State Journal and Editor at the Civitas Institute, on the alternative country music genre. Continue Reading...

November 15, 2017

Radio Free Acton: Rev. Ben Johnson on Religion & Liberty Transatlantic; Upstream on Thor: Ragnarok

On this episode of Radio Free Acton, Caroline Roberts talks with Rev. Ben Johnson, Senior Editor at the Acton Institute, about the Religion & Liberty Transatlantic publication. They discuss the publication’s purpose, goals, as well as the spirit and struggles that Americans and Europeans share. Continue Reading...

November 08, 2017

Radio Free Acton: Matt Kibbe on political cronyism; Upstream on Thank You for Your Service

On this episode of Radio Free Acton, Dylan Pahman, Managing Editor of the Journal of Markets & Morality at the Acton Institute, speaks with Matt Kibbe, President and Director of Free the People, about political cronyism. Continue Reading...

November 01, 2017

Radio Free Acton: Joe Carter on wealth creation; Upstream on recent Jazz releases

On this episode of Radio Free Acton, Marc Vander Maas talks to Joe Carter, senior editor at the Acton Institute, on wealth creation versus redistribution of wealth. Then, on the Upstream segment, Bruce Edward Walker discusses recent jazz releases with Daniel Montgomery, former director of marketing and design at the Mackinac Center for Public Policy. Continue Reading...

October 25, 2017

Radio Free Acton: Rev. Ben Johnson on how sin taxes support terrorism; Econ Quiz on Amazon; Upstream on sci-fi writer Jerry Pournelle

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. Continue Reading...

October 18, 2017

Radio Free Acton: Daniel Mahoney on the Bolshevik Revolution; Upstream on Blade Runner 2049

On this episode of Radio Free Acton, John Couretas, Director of Communications at the Acton Institute, speaks with Daniel J. Mahoney, Professor of Political Science at Assumption College, on the 100th anniversary of the Bolshevik Revolution. Continue Reading...

October 11, 2017

Radio Free Acton: Ben DeGrow on school choice; Econ Quiz on tax reform; Upstream on Ray Bradbury

On this episode of Radio Free Acton, Caroline Roberts talks with Ben DeGrow, Director of Education Policy at The Mackinac Center for Public Policy, about school choice, previewing his panel presentation at Acton’s upcoming Education & Freedom conference. Continue Reading...

October 11, 2017

Kuyper the anti-revolutionary

Abraham Kuyper knew that revolutions almost always make life worse, says WORLD magazine’s Marvin Olasky: Theologically, Kuyper followed John Calvin and other Reformers. Politically, he said government must not obstruct proclamation of the gospel, promote a counter-gospel, take away religious freedom, or coerce conscience. Continue Reading...

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