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How Michigan’s licensing laws hinder the disadvantaged

October 11, 2018 • by Joseph Sunde

How Michigan’s licensing laws hinder the disadvantaged

Proponents of greater government intervention often argue that some freedoms are well worth sacrificing for greater social stability or public health and safety. Such is particularly the case with occupational licensing and other micro-regulations, where the government routinely imposes barriers with the stated aims of “protecting consumers” or “stabilizing industries.” Continue Reading...

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Why now is the time to fight the evil of unemployment

Last Friday the Bureau of Labor Statistics reported that the unemployment rate dropped to 3.7 percent in September, a low not seen since 1969. Many of us (including me, I was born in 1969) have never seen the unemployment rate this low in our entire lives. Continue Reading...

October 10, 2018

Victory for Christian bakers, religion and property rights at UK Supreme Court

This morning, the UK Supreme Court ruled on behalf of Ashers Baking Company, a Christian-run family bakery in Belfast that refused to bake a cake with the message, “Support Gay Marriage.” Continue Reading...

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The Romer Nobel cheers human potential

“Just last week I was telling a colleague that I hoped Paul Romer would finally win the Nobel prize in economics,” says Victor V. Claar in this week’s Acton Commentary. “And then he did.” Continue Reading...

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Watch Samuel Gregg’s 10 minute defense of religion and freedom

Let me take a moment to brag about my colleague Samuel Gregg, the Director of Research here at the Acton Institute. Almost every week we post an article or video by Gregg here on the PowerBlog, and yes, that’s partially because he’s one of us. Continue Reading...

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On this episode of Radio Free Acton, John Couretas, Director of Communications at Acton, speaks with Aaron Rhodes, a human rights activist based out of Hamburg, Germany, about Aaron’s new book “The Debasement of Human Rights.” Continue Reading...

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From ideology to imagination: How Russell Kirk brought me back to conservatism

This is the third in a series celebrating the work of Russell Kirk in honor of his 100th birthday this October. Read more from the series here. As a young college student entering the fray of campus debates, I became enthralled with a particular variety of libertarian thought. Continue Reading...

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Listen: The Christian case for capitalism

The Institute of Economic Affairs explores the ethical argument for a free economy – and why Christians are not making it. In the latest episode of its podcast, an Anglican priest and a Catholic scholar discuss that question, as well as Archbishop Justin Welby’s homily against Amazon, Jesus’ supposed condemnation of wealth, and why clergy tend to support government intervention into the economy. Continue Reading...

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How Michigan’s licensing laws hinder the disadvantaged

How Michigan’s licensing laws hinder the disadvantaged

Latest Posts

Why now is the time to fight the evil of unemployment

Victory for Christian bakers, religion and property rights at UK Supreme Court

The Romer Nobel cheers human potential

Watch Samuel Gregg’s 10 minute defense of religion and freedom

Radio Free Acton: The debasement of human rights; Econ quiz on USMCA

From ideology to imagination: How Russell Kirk brought me back to conservatism

Listen: The Christian case for capitalism

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