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Religion & Liberty: Out of the frying pan into the fire

September 01, 2017 • by Sarah Stanley

Religion & Liberty: Out of the frying pan into the fire

As summer in Michigan begins to wind down, Religion & Liberty Summer 2017 takes a look at several important issues. We explore religious liberty in Eastern Europe, “pink” issues, Martin Luther, cooking and recidivism, the “Jon Stewart of Egypt” and more. Continue Reading...

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September 01, 2017

How’s socialism doing in Venezuela?

Because of high inflation and unemployment, Venezuela has the most miserable economy in the world. The inflation rate over the past 12 months was 460 percent and the unemployment rate is so high the government stopped reporting it last year. Continue Reading...

September 01, 2017

Unemployment as economic-spiritual indicator — August 2017 report

Series Note: Jobs are one of the most important aspects of a morally functioning economy. They help us serve the needs of our neighbors and lead to human flourishing both for the individual and for communities. Continue Reading...

August 31, 2017

Americans spend more on taxes than food. Here’s why that’s good news.

Americans spent more on taxes than food and clothes in 2016, is the main point conservative media outlets are taking away from the Bureau of Labor Statistics recently released report on Consumer Expenditures for 2016. Continue Reading...

August 31, 2017

Let’s thank American city dwellers for their workaday commute

It’s time we “salute” the large group of American workers whose average commute to their jobs in the city takes as long as 60 minutes or more. For those living in New York City, San Francisco, or Washington D.C., Continue Reading...

August 30, 2017

Reason, faith, and the struggle for Western civilization

“President Trump’s outspoken defense of Western civilization in his July 2017 Warsaw speech was a pointed reminder that one troubling characteristic of our time is the ongoing assault on the very idea of the West,” says Samuel Gregg in this week’s Acton Commentary. Continue Reading...

August 30, 2017

Radio Free Acton: Victor Claar on price gouging and Hurricane Harvey; Upstream on progressive rock; and Mailbag with Rev. Robert Sirico

This week’s edition of Radio Free Acton features a chat with economist Victor Claar about the outrage surrounding price gouging and Hurricane Harvey. Is it immoral to ratchet up prices in the face of disasters? Continue Reading...

August 30, 2017

Thinking about the ethics and economics of ‘price gouging’

A reporter posted a picture on Twitter yesterday that showed a Best Buy in Houston charging $42 for a case of Dasani water. The picture also showed a case of Smartwater for $29, with a sign noting there was a “limited supply.” Continue Reading...

August 30, 2017

Toward an economics of neighborly love

As a child growing up in rural poverty, Tom Nelson was constantly confronted by material lack and the social shame that sometimes comes with it, instilling an acute sense that economics mattered. Continue Reading...

August 30, 2017

How economic enterprise can revitalize rural churches

Churches in America are closing at an alarming rate, with an estimated 3,400 to 4,000 singing their final hymns and closing their doors each year. The majority of these churches are almost certainly in rural areas that are seeing unprecedented declines in population. Continue Reading...

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Religion & Liberty: Out of the frying pan into the fire

Religion & Liberty: Out of the frying pan into the fire

Latest Posts

How’s socialism doing in Venezuela?

Unemployment as economic-spiritual indicator — August 2017 report

Americans spend more on taxes than food. Here’s why that’s good news.

Let’s thank American city dwellers for their workaday commute

Reason, faith, and the struggle for Western civilization

Radio Free Acton: Victor Claar on price gouging and Hurricane Harvey; Upstream on progressive rock; and Mailbag with Rev. Robert Sirico

Thinking about the ethics and economics of ‘price gouging’

Toward an economics of neighborly love

How economic enterprise can revitalize rural churches

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