April 05, 2010
March 08, 2010
An analogy for good government
Riffing off of Lord Acton’s quote on liberty and good government, I came up with an analogy that was well-received at last month’s inaugural Acton on Tap.
In his essay, “The History of Freedom in Antiquity,” Acton said the following:
Now Liberty and good government do not exclude each other; and there are excellent reasons why they should go together; but they do not necessarily go together. Continue Reading...
February 26, 2010
Popes Say No to Socialism
November 09, 2009
The fall of the Berlin Wall: Reminiscence and reflection
Excerpts from remarks delivered at the Acton Institute annual dinner in Grand Rapids, Mich., on Oct. 29, 2009:
Twenty years ago today, a growing tide of men and women in Eastern Europe and northern Asia were shaking off the miasma that had led so many to imagine that central economic planning could work. Continue Reading...
August 05, 2009
Acton Commentary: Healthcare, Democracy, and Freedom
July 01, 2009
Acton Commentary: The paradox of liberty
Liberty is something we have valued for years in the United States, and the recent events that have occurred in Iran and Honduras demonstrate there are many people throughout the world who wish they were blessed to live in a country that protects and values liberty. Continue Reading...
February 25, 2009
New Short Video from Acton Media
November 11, 2008
Veterans Day: Remember Bataan & Corregidor
August 25, 2008
CRC Sea to Sea tour week 8
August 04, 2008