Millions of College Students Are Going Hungry Adam Harris, The Atlantic A new government report highlights just how pervasive the problem is. Nearly Half of Workers Earn Less than $30,000 Barry Ritholtz, The Big Picture Astonishingly, 13% of workers make …
In Spain, collectivism is rising on the Right
Spain closed out 2018 by witnessing the rise of a new and growing populist party named Vox, writes Ángel Manuel García Carmona in a new essay for Acton’s Religion & Liberty Transatlantic website: Since 2016, right-wing populist parties have been …
Study: Is population growth essential to economic flourishing?
The doom delusions of central planners and population “experts” are well documented and thoroughly exposed, from the faulty predictions of Paul Ehrlich to the more recent hysteria among environmental activists who continue to day-dream about the glories of “a world without us.” …
How economics is like Christianity
Christianity is a very other-directed religion. It requires those of us who are Christians to love our neighbors as we love ourselves (Mark 12:31). We are even required to love our enemies and appeal to God on behalf of those …
PowerLinks 01.09.19
Is it OK for Congress to target Catholic groups? Jonathan S. Tobin, Jewish News Syndicate Senatorial attacks on the Knights of Columbus should alarm Jews who care about religious freedom, but so far, crickets from the organized Jewish world. Continue …
Radio Free Acton: A first step towards criminal justice reform; The human cost of unemployment part II
On this episode of Radio Free Acton, producer Caroline Roberts speaks with Sarah Estelle, associate professor of economics at Hope College. Caroline and Sarah discuss the subject of criminal justice reform in light of the recently passed, bipartisan bill, The First …
The particular genius of conservatism
The U.S. Constitution is a work of both the historical experience of the Founding Fathers and of the eminently Protestant culture to which they belonged. It is probably futile to try to understand the legal meaning of the Constitution without …
Alejandro Chafuen in Forbes: Michelin short business (and personal) guide
Alejandro Chafuen, Acton’s Managing Director, International, describes in Forbes how a good businessman ought to be first a good man. The principles that guided François Michelin apply not only in business but also in personal life. Continue Reading… Related posts: …
How do we measure inflation?
Note: This is post #105 in a weekly video series on basic economics. Inflation is an average rise in prices. But how exactly is this average rise in prices measured? In this video by Marginal Revolution University, Alex Tabarrok explains how …
6 Quotes: Richard John Neuhaus on politics and religion
Richard John Neuhaus, founder of First Things magazine, died ten years ago today. Fr. Neuhaus was a Lutheran minister before becoming a Catholic priest, and a radical liberal activist before becoming a leading voice for religious and political conservatives. Continue …
Reviving the spirit of free trade
The current support for tariffs in the United States has left me disappointed, frustrated, and in many unproductive debates. The French political philosopher, Frédéric Bastiat, best articulated my sentiments in an 1847 letter to Richard Cobden, “And I want not …
What Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez gets wrong about Europe
During her interview with 60 Minutes on Sunday, newly sworn in Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez justified her vision of democratic socialism by invoking a caricature of Europe. When asked if she wanted to turn the United States into a version of …
