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Joe Carter is a senior writer for The Gospel Coalition, author of The Life and Faith Field Guide for Parents, the editor of the NIV Lifehacks Bible, and coauthor of How to Argue Like Jesus: Learning Persuasion from History’s Greatest Communicator. He also serves as an associate pastor at McLean Bible Church in Arlington, Va.

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April 17, 2019

A secular Jew makes a surprising discovery about Christians and American slavery

“Christians ended slavery. Do you think that’s a conservative simpleton’s mock-worthy bombast, embarrassing the rest of us with his black-and-white, unapologetic caricature of American history?” asks John B. Carpenter in this week’s Acton Commentary. Continue Reading...

April 17, 2019

7 Figures: How long do criminals spend in prison?

As the old saying goes, “If you can’t do the time, don’t do the crime.” But how much time do you have to do if you commit a crime? Probably not as long as you’d imagine. Continue Reading...

April 16, 2019

How the Fed worked before the Great Recession

Note: This is post #119 in a weekly video series on basic economics. The U.S. Federal Reserve controls the supply of money—which gives it a huge influence on the world economy. Continue Reading...

April 15, 2019

5 Facts about Tax Day and income taxes

Today is Tax Day, the day when individual income tax returns are due to the federal government. Here are five facts you should know about income taxes and Tax Day: 1. Continue Reading...

April 11, 2019

What Christians should know about the Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC)

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: The Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC) is a refundable federal tax credit available to eligible workers earning relatively low wages. Continue Reading...

April 10, 2019

Is there an actual conservative alternative to markets?

After the second World War, support for free markets and modern conservatism became more prominent—and both were often interlinked. But skepticism, if not outright rejection, of free markets has remained an undercurrent in a large section of the conservative movement. Continue Reading...

April 09, 2019

What is the money multiplier?

Note: This is post #118 in a weekly video series on basic economics. What happens when you deposit money in a bank? Because of government requirements, the bank must keep some but it allowed to lend out the rest. Continue Reading...

April 08, 2019

The seven moral rules of cooperation that unite humanity

In his letter to the Romans, the Apostle Paul affirms that Gentiles have the law “written on their hearts” (Romans 2:15). Since then there has been a constant debate about what constitutes the natural law (i.e., Continue Reading...

April 05, 2019

Unemployment as economic-spiritual indicator — March 2019 report

Series Note: Jobs are one of the most important aspects of a morally functioning economy. They help us serve the needs of our neighbors and lead to human flourishing both for the individual and for communities. Continue Reading...

April 04, 2019

Christians shouldn’t be surprised to find capitalism infected by cronyism

When anyone criticizes socialism by pointing out the failures of socialist countries like Cuba or Venezuela, its defenders claim, “That’s authoritarian socialism, that’s not the type of socialism we support.” We defenders of free enterprise mock this shift, but don’t we do something similar? Continue Reading...

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