Covid-19

May 14, 2020

Rev. Sirico: How central planning created tunnel vision on COVID-19 response

Did central planning in health care and government make the COVID-19 pandemic worse by making the response more ineffective? Rev. Robert Sirico, president and co-founder of the Acton Institute, offers his thoughts on how centralization in health care and the economy has marginalized other perspectives and pushed aside notions of subsidiarity. Continue Reading...

May 13, 2020

Rev. Robert Sirico: COVID-19 lockdown orders are the state-mandated ‘marginalization of religion’

Perhaps nowhere is the disconnect between private citizens’ views and those of the government clearer than when it comes to the role of religion in society. Acton Institute President and Co-founder Rev. Continue Reading...

May 08, 2020

COVID-19 dynamism? New study explores innovation amid crisis

Amid the economic pain and disruption of COVID-19, much public attention has focused on the growing assortment of government interventions—from ever-increasing rules and regulations, to direct economic relief, to a mix of price controls and “stimulus” programs. Continue Reading...

May 08, 2020

Rev. Sirico: How to heal soul, body and economy after a pandemic

The government-focused debate over how to emerge from the coronavirus shutdowns has been too dismissive of faith and private initiative, says Acton Institute President and Co-founder Rev. Robert A. Sirico in a new radio interview. Continue Reading...

Rev. Robert A. Sirico at the 2019 Acton Annual Dinner

May 06, 2020

The persecution of Jimmy Lai

It’s no secret that China isn’t exactly flavor of the month throughout the world right now. Before the court of global opinion, the reputation of the Chinese regime is about as low as it can go. Continue Reading...

May 05, 2020

Many prisoners released over COVID-19 have reoffended. Here are 3 lessons we can learn from that.

On Friday at The Stream, I wrote about the policy of releasing prisoners from penitentiaries in order to slow the spread of the coronavirus. Perhaps hundreds of those who have been released have committed new crimes, compounding the tragedies the American people must suffer during this global pandemic. Continue Reading...

May 05, 2020

Rev. Sirico: The dangers of accepting government money, even in a crisis

Rev. Robert Sirico, president and co-founder of the Acton Institute, reflects on the ways government programs and government money can be corrupting, even when those programs may seem necessary during a crisis. Continue Reading...

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