Acton Line

February 27, 2019

Acton Line: Is entrepreneurship declining? All jobs are on the A team

On this episode of Acton Line, Caroline Roberts is joined by the founder and president of the Center for American Entrepreneurship, John Dearie, to discuss the state of entrepreneurship in America. Continue Reading...

February 20, 2019

The price of being middle class

I was glad to be able to engage P. J. O’Rourke in a wide-ranging discussion for the Acton podcast this week. In this episode of Acton Line, P. J. and I talk about “mutant” capitalism, cryptocurrency (neither of us really understand it), the state of the middle class, the Trump phenomenon, and much more, based on his latest book, None of My Business: P.J. Continue Reading...

February 20, 2019

Acton Line: P.J. O’Rourke on capitalism; Peter Jackson’s ‘They Shall Not Grow Old’

On this episode of Acton Line, research associate at the Acton Institute, Jordan Ballor, talks with best-selling author and leading political satirist, P.J. O’Rourke, about his newest book, “None of My Business.” Continue Reading...

February 13, 2019

Acton Line: Love and economics; Ending poverty and saving farms

On this episode of Acton Line, producer Caroline Roberts speaks with Sarah Estelle, professor of economics at Hope College. Estelle breaks down some common misconceptions about economics and shares what our love for those around us has to do with economics. Continue Reading...

February 06, 2019

Acton Institute podcast has a new name: Acton Line

Back in 2008, we began producing Radio Free Acton, the official podcast of the Acton Institute. The name, a play on “Radio Free Europe” of the Cold War era, suggested to some that the podcast was a radio program. Continue Reading...

February 06, 2019

Acton Line: How churches lost the schools; Chinese censorship of American movies

Back in 2008, we began producing Radio Free Acton, the official podcast of the Acton Institute. The name, a play on the “Radio Free Europe” of the Cold War era, served us well for many years. Continue Reading...

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