After surviving a no confidence vote last December, and suffering two of the largest legislative defeats in modern parliamentary history, UK Prime Minister Theresa May announced this morning that she will step down as prime minister. Continue Reading… Related posts: …
David Deavel on popular misconceptions about socialism
At Respect Life Radio, University of St. Thomas professor of Catholic Studies David Deavel invokes Lord Acton’s famous dictum in a two-part conversation on the differences between the trendy, popular socialism in our politics today and many actual socialist states, …
Study: How do millennial Christians approach faith, work, and calling?
Millennials recently surpassed Baby Boomers and Generation Xers to become the largest generation in the American workforce—a development that has likely led many to recall the common stereotypes about millennials as dreamy-eyed idealists or lazy, entitled complainers. Continue Reading… Related …
Robbing Pietro to pay Paolo? The zero-sum game in Italy’s welfare state
Robbing Peter to pay Paul. This is an idiomatic expression about bad – or at least disappointing – economics. Curiously, it was born within the context of the Church’s supposedly poor financial administration of its properties. Continue Reading… Related posts: …
How to think like a Christian
Here is a podcast interview I did recently with my friend Matt Leonard, host of The Art of Catholic and Next Level Catholic Academy. Matt and I talked about some of the foundational ideas of Christian thinking in contrast with …
Yemen update, Venezuela video and more
The latest report on Yemen from the International Crisis Group underscores the incredible challenges facing the UN Special Envoy as he struggles to keep the peace process moving forward. The complexity of his task is underscored by the fact that …
The case for capitalism
In preparation for the 2020 presidential elections, democratic candidates are playing by an increasingly progressive rule book: which candidate can promise the most (supposedly) free stuff? Sen. Elizabeth Warren has announced plans to forgive two and four-year college debt by …
PowerLinks 05.23.19
Food banks are a solution – not a problem Tim Worstall, CapX It’s absurd to cite food banks as evidence of a human rights breach. Tariffs Are Attacks on Property Rights and Freedom Per Bylund, Mises Wire Economic interventionism is …
7 Figures: U.S. school districts spending per pupil
Earlier this week the U.S. Census Bureau released a report that reveals how much U.S. school districts spend per pupil. Here are seven figures from the report you should know: 1. Continue Reading… Related posts: 7 Figures: Trafficking in Persons …
The Reagan Revolution demystified
“In the eyes of Ronald Reagan, I saw sparks of hope,” said the old Leninist Mikhail Gorbachev, the last leader of the Soviet Union, about the man who became a conservative legend. Continue Reading… Related posts: Audio: Russell Kirk on …
Rev. Ben Johnson on ‘Donald Trump’s one-front trade war’
In the U.S. edition of The Spectator, Rev. Ben Johnson looks at how President Donald J. Trump eased tariffs on North American and European trade partners so he could ratchet up pressure on China. Continue Reading… Related posts: Donald Trump …
Acton Line podcast: Lessons on tyranny from Game of Thrones; Poverty and alienation in China
On this episode of Acton Line, Jordan Ballor and Tyler Groenendal break down the last season of Game of Thrones, discussing positive and negative aspects of the show as well as lessons on the role of government and the danger …
