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February 13, 2013

The SOTU and Response Word Clouds

If you missed President Obama’s State of the Union address last night, here is the transcript in the form of a word cloud. Here is the Republican response given by Sen. Continue Reading...

February 13, 2013

Why is the State of the Union Always ‘Strong’?

Near the beginning of his State of the Union address last night, President Obama said, “. . . and we can say with renewed confidence that the State of our Union is stronger.” Continue Reading...

February 13, 2013

Samuel Gregg: An Alternate Reality State of the Union Address

On National Review Online, Acton Research Director Samuel Gregg reflects on President Obama’s State of the Union address last night, and flags the “reality-denial” that is expressed by “a few token references to free enterprise and rewarding individual initiative (to reassure us we’re still living in America instead of just another declining European social democracy).” Continue Reading...

February 13, 2013

The President’s $9 Path to Increasing Minority and Teen Unemployment

During the State of the Union address President Obama suggested that having a minium wage was a moral issue. In the speech he said: Even with the tax relief we’ve put in place, a family with two kids that earns the minimum wage still lives below the poverty line. Continue Reading...

February 12, 2013

Audio: Samuel Gregg Discusses ‘Becoming Europe’ on the Georgene Rice Show

Georgene Rice recently interviewed Samuel Gregg about his latest book, Becoming Europe: Economic Decline, Culture, and How America can Avoid a European Future. Her show airs on KDPQ FM in Portland, Oregon. Continue Reading...

February 12, 2013

What Will the Next Papal Conclave Be Like?

It hasn’t happened in some 600 years: a conclave of cardinals called together to elect a pope, while the previous pope is still living. So what will this conclave look like? Continue Reading...

February 12, 2013

Audio: Rev. Sirico discusses Pope Benedict XVI’s Resignation

Greg Corombus of Radio America interviewed Acton President and Co-founder Rev. Robert Sirico to discuss the resignation of Pope Benedict VXI. Rev. Sirico had this to say about Pope Benedict: I think he was more than a caretaker pope. Continue Reading...

February 12, 2013

The Various Challenges of the Higher Education Bubble

The latest topic of The City podcast is the higher education bubble, featuring Cate MacDonald, Dr. John Mark Reynolds, and Dr. Holly Ordway. Reynolds makes the point that bubbles can arise when things are overvalued, but that it is important to determine whether that thing is relatively overvalued or absolutely overvalued. Continue Reading...

February 12, 2013

How Can the Church Encourage Vocational Stewardship?

One of the major focuses of On Call in Culture is to remind Christians that discipleship doesn’t end when Sunday service concludes. Yet in going about our daily work, we should also be careful that we don’t neglect the important role the church can fill when it comes to matters of vocational stewardship and daily cultural engagement. Continue Reading...

February 11, 2013

‘He feels like he has been left behind in some way’

Kishore Jayabalan, Director of Istituto Acton in Rome, gave an interview today with Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty regarding the resignation of Pope Benedict XVI. While the pope cited his health as the reason he was stepping down, Jayabalan was asked if there were other contributing factors. Continue Reading...

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