Anne Bradley, Ph.D., is an Acton affiliate scholar, the vice president of Academic Affairs at The Fund for American Studies, and professor of economics at The Institute of World Politics.
Posts by Anne Bradley
July 31, 2025
In their new book,
The Triumph of Economic Freedom: Debunking the Seven Great Myths of American Capitalism, former Senator Phil Gramm and Donald J. Boudreaux, George Mason University professor of economics, challenge seven widely held but false views of capitalism and markets, which fuel an overreliance on government.
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June 24, 2025
It’s that time of year again! Longer, warmer days hopefully bring a little more downtime for summer reading. Whether you’re reading them in a hammock or at poolside, these books are exciting and relevant and will keep your mind engaged during the dog days of summer.
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June 05, 2025
In their new and highly anticipated book,
Abundance, Ezra Klein and Derek Thompson, both journalists and bestselling authors who align ideologically with the political left and American liberalism, refreshingly advocate for growth and abundance.
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April 02, 2025
Michael Pakaluk, a Harvard-trained philosopher and professor of political economy at the Catholic University’s Busch School of Business, has written a new book,
Be Good Bankers: The Economic Interpretation of Matthew’s Gospel with a Fresh Translation.
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February 21, 2025
Much like bell-bottom jeans, tariffs are making a comeback. President Trump imposed tariffs on about $380 billion in products in his first term. The Biden administration kept most of those tariffs, then expanded them for China-made goods, including computer chips, steel, and aluminum—and
quadrupled tariffs, from 25% to 100%, on electric vehicles(EVs).
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October 11, 2024
The time for sound economic thinking is now. Reading the economic policy news is a daily head-spinning experience. Price-gouging, “greedflation,” $25K government cash subsidies for new homebuyers, eliminating taxes on tips,expanded child tax credits, and taxing unrealized capital gains top the list.
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August 30, 2024
This weekend, Americans will celebrate Labor Day and the unofficial close of summer with barbecues, parades, and a few extra lazy days before the onset of fall. This year happens to mark the 130th official Labor Day holiday, signed into law by President Grover Cleveland in 1894.
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August 01, 2024
It’s trendy for pundits and politicians to advocate for declining birth rates, but a new book tackles one of the most pressing global crises over the next century: depopulation in industrialized countries.
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June 26, 2024
It’s summer and you know what that means: it’s time to ice your latte or lemonade, head to the porch, and catch up on your reading. For those who’ve attended Acton University before, you know the staff curates an impressive collection of books for sale.
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May 02, 2024
Is it this best or worst of times? Pessimism sells, but the reality of our daily lives makes a case for optimism today and hope for the future.
The preponderance of negativity and pessimism in the news makes it easy to believe that the world is at its worst, but my experience and yours can reveal that it may be the best of times.
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