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January 12, 2021

Free video conference celebrates Sir Roger Scruton on the first anniversary of his death

Sir Roger Scruton passed away on January 12, 2020 – one year ago today. On the first anniversary of his death, many of his closest friends and colleagues will celebrate his memory and his incalculable contribution to conservatism in a free, online conference titled, “Remembering Roger Scruton.” Continue Reading...

December 31, 2020

The state of human freedom in 2020

The year 2020 has been the most challenging and demanding year most Americans can remember. How did freedom fare in the United States and around the world over the past year? Continue Reading...

December 07, 2020

Joe Biden’s $15 minimum wage hike: when bad ideas cross the Atlantic

Joe Biden’s choices to serve in his potential Cabinet show the deep and unmistakable influence of labor unions. So does his promise to raise the minimum wage to $15 an hour, a pivotal part of organized labor’s agenda that disproportionately shuts young, poor, and minority workers out of the workforce. Continue Reading...

November 23, 2020

Pandemic or not, America has the best healthcare in the world

When President Donald Trump fell ill with COVID-19, there was absolutely no contemplation of moving America’s head of state to another country to receive healthcare services. This might be surprising, considering the oft-quoted World Health Organization ranking of our healthcare system at 37th globally. Continue Reading...

November 16, 2020

The Acton Institute shares the basics of economics with the French-speaking world

Such simple concepts of economics as scarcity, the importance of contract enforcement and private property rights, and the retreat of global poverty seem altogether foreign to many influential people — including many who make economic policy. Continue Reading...

November 13, 2020

Deutsche Bank’s work-from-home tax is economic insanity

As if 2020 could not get any worse, this week intellectuals unleashed another pandemic: a new proposed tax. Deutsche Bank suggested that the government lay a 5% “privilege” tax on employees who work from home, on the grounds that they “disconnect themselves from face-to-face society.” Continue Reading...

November 03, 2020

A British view of the 2020 presidential election

When it comes to elections, my preference is for an “ideas person” – someone who can articulate a vision for political and economic liberty, a constitutionalist, someone with a moral outlook informed by faith and advocacy for small government. Continue Reading...

October 27, 2020

Justice Amy Coney Barrett: a new model for working women?

Judge Amy Coney Barrett became Justice Amy Coney Barrett on Monday night. Barrett has called herself “a different kind of lawyer,” and now she’s breaking new barriers. ACB may serve as an innovative model for professional women, as well as an opponent of misguided government programs and policies that encourage workplace discrimination against women. Continue Reading...

October 06, 2020

FAQ: What is Sukkot, the ‘Feast of Tabernacles’?

The Jewish feast of Sukkot lasts seven (or eight) days – in 2020, from sundown on Friday, October 2, to sundown on Friday, October 9. Here are the facts you need to know. Continue Reading...

October 05, 2020

Alejandro Chafuen in Forbes: freedom and equality

“Equality” is a term that people uss a lot of nowadays – too much, some would argue. This week in Forbes, the Acton Institute’s managing director, international Alejandro Chafuen writes about equality and its relationship to freedom. Continue Reading...

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