Noah C. Gould is the Alumni & Student Programs manager at the Acton Institute and a contributor for Young Voices. His writings on economics, business, and culture have appeared in outlets such as National Review, Detroit News, and Newsweek. He is a graduate of Grove City College. Follow him on X @NoahCGould1.
Posts by Noah Gould
June 22, 2021
A second Cold War has been brewing between global superpowers. The recent G-7 summit was merely the latest incident in the struggle for global hegemony between China and the U.S.
The seven western powers who met for the summit released a statement condemning the Chinese government for its treatment of the Uyghur people, as well as its crackdowns in Hong Kong and lack of transparency in handling the COVID-19 outbreak and pandemic.
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March 31, 2021
How can we effectively combat poverty? Students from across the globe answered that question and brought fresh ideas to the table in our recent essay competition, which took place as a part of the 2020 Poverty Cure Summit.
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December 23, 2020
J.D. Vance goes from washing and reusing plastic forks at home to posh dinners with seven utensils per setting. The new Netflix film adaptation of his memoir catches the details of knives and forks but misses the “meat” of Vance’s story.
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December 14, 2020
First, a truism: Checks and balances are at the foundation of our national government. Second, a cliché: The U.S. is increasingly polarized. Combining these two, many commentators have been eager to forecast the end of checks and balances in a time of political jockeying.
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December 07, 2020
Sex and the Unreal City. Anthony Esolen
Ignatius Press. 2020. 209 pages.
What is the primary problem in society? An embrace of unreality, answers Anthony Esolen in his latest book,
Sex and the Unreal City.
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November 26, 2020
Talking politics around the turkey can turn November 26th from a joyful celebration to a daunting day. While the laughing family, gleaming silverware, or perfectly cooked turkey of Norman Rockwell’s
Freedom from Want painting is our ideal, reality sometimes looks very different.
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November 24, 2020
Victimhood is central to popular analyses of the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic. While the scramble for victimhood was central to our political discourse prior to 2020, government bailouts have exacerbated this narrative.
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November 09, 2020
This election is the final proof we didn’t need that the Republican Party of 2020 is truly the party of Donald Trump. He remade the party in
imago Trumpi. As a result of his ascent within the party, many conservative ideas are ideologically homeless.
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November 03, 2020
Whether rooting for Joe Biden or Donald Trump, all Americans should hope for a peaceful transfer of power on January 20. While the U.S. has historically enjoyed peaceful transfers, many pundits have predicted scenarios of uncertainty after the election.
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November 02, 2020
Listen to politicians or cable news, and you will get the impression that economics is merely a thin veil for partisanship, the greatest mercenary discipline for justifying any policy. You can seemingly find at least one economist to agree with you; liberal economists favor liberal policies, while conservative economists favor conservative policies.
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