Why Capitalism Needs Reformation (An Interview with Kenneth Barnes) Bruce Ashford Please allow me to introduce you to one of this year’s best books: Kenneth Barnes’ Redeeming Capitalism. It was published by Eerdmans this year; it is critically acclaimed as …
Pope John Paul II’s statue violated state secularism: French court
France remains so deeply wedded to secularism (laïcité) that its courts ruled a statue of Pope John Paul II can only remain in place if its cross is removed. Continue Reading… Related posts: Trump and Macron vs. Bastiat and Pope …
James V. Schall on Islam and the West
Pope Benedict XVI made an uncomfortable claim in his 2006 Regensburg address: contemporary Muslim terrorism may owe something to Islam’s conception of God. A year later, Father James V. Schall SJ wrote a book about the address which, as Acton …
The Parable of the Long Spoons explains free markets
“How can we explain this emporiophobia—a fear of markets—given the overwhelming evidence that such institutions provide the greatest wealth, health and happiness for humankind?” When economics professor Paul Rubin asked that question he answered by saying that we need to shift …
Prime Minister Trudeau, bold steps are needed on global nuclear disarmament
The 73rd anniversaries of the terrible atomic bombings of Hiroshima, on 6 August, and Nagasaki, on 9 August, have just passed. We commemorated those unspeakable events in our 27 July blog Ceasefire.ca post, which culminated in this Call to Action: Dear …
Free trade could solve the migrant issue: German leader
Germany’s development minister made a startling proposal to the EU this week. There is a simple way to help Africa flourish and reduce the number of migrants seeking greener pastures in Europe: “Open the market for all African goods.” The …
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Why the Left Is So Afraid of Jordan Peterson Caitlin Flanagan, The Atlantic The left is afraid not of Peterson, but of the ideas he promotes, which are completely inconsistent with identity politics of any kind. Continue Reading… Related posts: …
7 Figures: Trends in global restrictions on religion
A new study by The Pew Charitable Trusts and the John Templeton Foundation reports on the extent to which governments and societies around the world impinge on religious beliefs and practices. Continue Reading… Related posts: 7 Figures: Faith and the …
Chafuen on ‘The vocation of the think tank’
Alejandro Chafuen – the Acton Institute’s Managing Director, International – received the prestigious 2018 “Premio Juan de Mariana” award from the Intituto Juan de Mariana earlier this year. Today at Acton’s Religion & Liberty Transatlantic website, we have posted the full …
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Can you really have free markets and a big welfare state? Kai Weiss, CapX There is a well-documented tension between diversity and a big welfare state. Down Goes Socialism Bill Scher, Politico The Ocasio-Cortez wing of the Democratic Party thinks …
How to increase the economic knowledge of Americans
Imagine you receive an email from the Secretary of Education saying that you’ve been randomly selected for a test pilot program. In an attempt to democratize the educational system, 20 citizens have been selected to develop a curriculum that will …
The financial crisis is over, but markets still need moral attention
With the financial crisis nearly a decade behind us, and with the latest figures showing 4.1 percent economic growth, the economic woes of yesteryear feel increasingly distant in our past. Even still, it’s hard to avoid the sense that something remains …
