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Samuel Gregg: ‘On that strange, disturbing, and anti-American Civiltà Cattolica article’

July 20, 2017 • by Hannah Silver

Samuel Gregg: ‘On that strange, disturbing, and anti-American Civiltà Cattolica article’

On July 13th, Civiltà Cattolica, a Jesuit periodical from Rome, published an article that was largely critical of American culture. The very next day, Samuel Gregg, director of research at the Acton Institute, responded in the Catholic World Report with an article titled “On that strange, disturbing, and anti-American ‘Civiltà Cattolica’ article.” Continue Reading...

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Samuel Gregg: ‘On that strange, disturbing, and anti-American Civiltà Cattolica article’

Samuel Gregg: ‘On that strange, disturbing, and anti-American Civiltà Cattolica article’

Latest Posts

Deirdre McCloskey’s case for ‘humane libertarianism’

Approaching climate change at Acton University

Crisis in Europe calls for a ‘creative minority’

Video: Paul Bonicelli talks Venezuela’s socialist failure on Fox Business

Understanding the President’s Cabinet: SBA Administrator

Radio Free Acton: Chris Armstrong on medieval wisdom; Upstream on Monterey Pop at 50

Why did medieval monks preserve pagan literature?

Does Russell Kirk still matter in today’s America?

Introduction to the competitive firm

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