August 07, 2019
Caroline Roberts is a managing editor at the Acton Institute and produces Acton's weekly podcast, Acton Line.
Posts by Caroline Roberts
August 02, 2019
Why has the West’s integration of reason and faith fallen apart? An interview with Samuel Gregg
August 01, 2019
The integration of reason and faith is what defines the West, says Samuel Gregg on Ave Maria Radio
July 31, 2019
Acton Line podcast: The reality of a $15 minimum wage; Should big tech be regulated?
July 24, 2019
Acton Line rebroadcast: Tackling populism with Ben Domenech
Populism is gaining traction, both abroad and in the United States. In 2017, the Swedish libertarian think tank Timbro and the European Policy Information Center released their “Authoritarian Populism Index,” showing that populist parties have gained the highest percentage of the vote in nine countries, including Hungary (65.2%), Poland (46.4%) and Greece (45.1%). Continue Reading...
July 17, 2019
Acton Line podcast: First Step Act brings home thousands of prisoners; A win for property rights
In a few short days, thousands of federal inmates will be returning home on “earned good time.” That’s a result of The First Step Act, a federal prison reform bill which was signed into law in December. Continue Reading...
July 10, 2019
Acton Line podcast: Glimmers of faith in North Korea; American religious liberty in a secular age
July 03, 2019
Acton Line podcast: Antifa explained; America’s Founders in the crosshairs
On June 29, violent riots between alt-right groups and Antifa broke out in Portland, Oregon, leaving several people with severe injuries. Portland is becoming a hotbed for violent, left-wing groups. Who is Antifa and what are they protesting? Continue Reading...
July 01, 2019
Book review: Samuel Gregg’s new book offers cautionary tale
What happens when the relationship between reason and faith is eroded? Samuel Gregg addresses this question in his latest book, “Reason, Faith, and the Struggle for Western Civilization.”
“Samuel Gregg wishes to see the human spirit soar, and his new book…offers a concise intellectual history of the West through the prism of the relationship between faith and reason,” writes Free Beacon Media Analyst, Jeffrey Cimmino, in his book review. Continue Reading...
June 26, 2019
Acton Line podcast: Hong Kong’s freedom coming to an end? SCOTUS takes on regulatory state
Update (Aug. 6): Writing at The National Interest, Gordon C. Chang says “it’s now a revolution.”
In an especially tone-deaf press conference Monday, Lam, standing next to eight grim-faced ministers, made no further concessions, either symbolic or substantive, as she struck all the wrong notes if she was trying to calm the situation in her embattled city. Continue Reading...
