Last month a judicial nominee was asked during a Senate hearing if his membership in the Knights of Columbus might impede his ability to judge federal cases fairly. Senators Mazie Hirono (D-Hawaii) and Kamala Harris (D-California) both questioned Brian C. Continue …
Homeschooling a parent’s choice, not the state’s
Decades ago, when I was first ordained a priest, I shared a prejudice that many people hold: I thought homeschooling families were odd. I believed schooling children at home deprived such children of opportunities to be with other children causing …
Radio Free Acton: Ashanti Bryant explains AmplifyGR; What is a government shutdown?
On this episode of Radio Free Acton, Acton’s Tyler Groenendal speaks with Dave Hebert, professor of economics at Aquinas College, about the current government shutdown and what effect is has on individuals and businesses. Continue Reading… Related posts: Radio Free …
Brexit and demophobia
Last night, the UK Parliament rejected Prime Minister Theresa May’s proposal towards an agreed exit from the European Union that would keep North Ireland part of the EU. And here we go again. Continue Reading… Related posts: Radio Free Acton: …
PowerLinks 01.15.19
In China, they’re closing churches, jailing pastors – and even rewriting scripture Lily Kuo, The Guardian China’s Communist party is intensifying religious persecution as Christianity’s popularity grows. A new state translation of the Bible will establish a ‘correct understanding’ of …
Understanding the quantity theory of money
Note: This is post #106 in a weekly video series on basic economics. The quantity theory of money states that there is a direct relationship between the quantity of money in an economy and the level of prices of goods …
The irony of Patagonia’s tax cut ‘protest’
In response to the recent Republican-led tax reform—which reduced corporate taxes from 35% to 21%—many companies have responded by handing out surprise bonuses, increased 401(k) matches, and various wage bumps. For a company like Patagonia, however, the tax cuts have been …
What Christians should know about marginal tax rates
Note: This is the latest entry in the Acton blog series, “What Christians Should Know About Economics.” For other entries in the series see this post. What it means: A marginal tax rate is the amount of tax paid on an additional …
PowerLinks 01.14.19
Protestant Theology and Nations as Moral Communities Greg Forster, Law and Liberty Is Nationalism really a unique construction of Protestant theology as Yoram Hazony claims? How Cities Make Money by Fining the Poor Matthew Shaer, New York Times In many …
Toward ‘humanomics’: Deirdre McCloskey on honoring the world of human creation
In her transformative Bourgeois Era trilogy, economist Deirdre McCloskey challenged our popular theories about the causes of our newfound economic prosperity, arguing that it sprung not from new systems, tools, or materials, but rather the ideas, virtues, and rhetoric behind …
Govt may deny homeschool families custody to teach tolerance: ECHR
The government has the right to remove children who are homeschooled from their parents’ custody if authorities believe their parents will not teach children “tolerance,” the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) ruled last week. Continue Reading… Related posts: PowerLinks …
January Bulletin of Atomic Scientists Highlights Nuclear Weapons Modernization
The Russian [nuclear] modernization program was spurred by the US withdrawal, under President George W. Bush in 2002, from the Anti-Ballistic Missile Treaty, which Moscow had for four decades regarded as a central pillar of strategic stability. Moscow’s subsequent failure …
