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May 29, 2019

Acton Line podcast: A pretty good Tolkien movie; Public truths in the Gospel

On this episode of Acton Line, Bradley J. Birzer, History professor and the Russell Amos Kirk Chair in American Studies at Hillsdale College, joins the podcast to talk about the movie ‘Tolkien,’ explaining what the film got right about the life of British author J.R.R. Continue Reading...

May 22, 2019

Acton Line podcast: Lessons on tyranny from Game of Thrones; Poverty and alienation in China

On this episode of Acton Line, Jordan Ballor and Tyler Groenendal break down the last season of Game of Thrones, discussing positive and negative aspects of the show as well as lessons on the role of government and the danger of power. Continue Reading...

May 15, 2019

Acton Line podcast: Jonah Goldberg on his ‘Suicide of the West’; Remembering Fulton J. Sheen

On this episode, National Review senior editor Jonah Goldberg speaks about his latest book, “Suicide of the West: How the Rebirth of Nationalism, Populism, and Identity Politics Is Destroying American Democracy.” Continue Reading...

May 08, 2019

Acton Line podcast: Andrew Klavan tackles AOC propaganda film; Rev. Robert Sirico on religious left

On the episode of Acton Line, Andrew Klavan, award winning novelist, screenwriter, and regular host at the Daily Wire, joins the show to talk about the new Netflix documentary, “Knock Down the House.” Continue Reading...

May 01, 2019

Acton Line podcast: The moral hazard of student debt; Unraveling Islam

On this episode of Acton Line, Caroline Roberts speaks with Andrew Kloster, deputy director of the Center for the Study of the Administrative State at George Mason University, about the student debt crisis. Continue Reading...

April 24, 2019

Acton Line podcast: Green New Deal fantasies; Defending Andrew Jackson

On this episode, we bring John Baden onto the show. A rancher in Bozeman Montana, Baden has co-founded several organizations dedicated to free market environmentalism including the Foundation for Research on Economics and Environment, an organization dedicated to implementing “an economic way of thinking consistent with a society of free and responsible individuals.”  Continue Reading...

April 17, 2019

Acton Line podcast: Mourning the Notre-Dame cathedral inferno; Rev. Robert Sirico on education

On this episode of Acton Line, host Caroline Roberts is joined by Acton’s director of research, Samuel Gregg, to touch on the historical and religious significance of Notre-Dame in the wake of the fire that consumed much of the cathedral this past Monday. Continue Reading...

April 10, 2019

Acton Line podcast: F.A. Hayek’s Road to Serfdom; The media vs. ‘Unplanned’

On this episode of Acton Line, Caroline Roberts speaks with Sarah Estelle, professor of economics at Hope College, to revisit the life and work of F.A. Hayek on the 75th anniversary of the publishing of “The Road to Serfdom.” Continue Reading...

April 04, 2019

Acton Line podcast: A trial for religious liberty; defining honorable business

On this episode of Acton Line, Trey Dimsdale, director of program outreach at Acton Institute, sits down with Andrew Graham, attorney at First Liberty Institute, a public interest law firm. Trey and Andrew talk about a current case threatening Bladensburg World War I Memorial in Maryland, known as the Peace Cross. Continue Reading...