March 13, 2017
March 13, 2017
What are the unintended consequences of American protectionism?
Protectionism is often associated with patriotic zeal and concern for America. While citizens should certainly have concern for their nation, protectionist measures do not necessarily secure the economic results desired. Acton’s director of research, Samuel Gregg, writes about the unintended effects of protectionism in a recent article for The Stream. Continue Reading...
March 08, 2017
Why Christians must support economic freedom
In a new article from West Michigan Christian News, Paul R. Kopenkoskey covers a recent Acton Lecture Series event. The lecture featured, Anne Rathbone Bradley, vice president of economic initiatives at the Institute for Faith, Work and Economics. Continue Reading...
February 16, 2017
Judge Neil Gorsuch: Defender of religious liberty
Upon the announcement of President Donald Trump’s nominee to the Supreme Court, originalists quickly came to a warm consensus, hailing Judge Neil Gorsuch as a strong defender of the Constitution and a fitting replacement for Justice Antonin Scalia. Continue Reading...
February 13, 2017
New Issue of the Journal of Markets & Morality (19.2)
The most recent issue of the Journal of Markets & Morality, vol. 19, no. 2, has been published online and print copies are in the mail.
This issue features the publication of Acton’s 2015 Novak Award winner Catherine Pakaluk’s lecture, “Dependence on God and Man: Toward a Catholic Constitution of Liberty,” in addition to our regular slate of peer-reviewed articles. Continue Reading...
February 01, 2017
Video: Rudy Carrasco on how enterprise transforms communities
After growing up in poverty in East Los Angeles, Rudy Carrasco dedicated his adult life to pursuing “effective compassion” among those in need, working in urban ministry and investing heavily in poor communities. Continue Reading...
February 01, 2017
Trump’s regulation executive order: A good Canadian and British idea
Perhaps the most utilitarian function of any intellectual journal is to exchange successful policies. Bad ideas cross borders, even oceans, but thankfully good ideas do, too. President Donald Trump’s most recent executive order to curtail federal regulation is one such example. Continue Reading...
January 03, 2017
Explainer: What you should know about right-to-work laws
December 29, 2016
The end of black conservatism?
December 28, 2016