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September 22, 2016

Acton Institute’s Assisi conference explores roots of poverty, engines of wealth

On September 12-14 the Acton Institute’s Rome office hosted its third annual “Economics, Development and Human Flourishing” conference in Assisi for seminarians and formation staff of the Vatican’s Pontifical Urban College. Continue Reading...

September 22, 2016

Is there something inherently evil about Capitalism?

What is the role that Christians play in business and the marketplace? A recent episode of Equipped with Chris Brooks, titled “Is Capitalism bad business?” wrestles with that question and more. Continue Reading...

September 22, 2016

Angus Deaton schools Italians on economics

But was anyone listening? That’s my question after attending the 2015 Nobel-prize-winning economist‘s talk last night in Rome at the Vatican-sponsored Cortile dei gentili (Court of Gentiles). Like the other speakers, Deaton voiced his concerns about income inequality. Continue Reading...

September 21, 2016

Rhode Island makes it difficult to suspend students

The current problems with the school-to-prison pipeline often start with poor school discipline policies. Various school discipline policies and tactics have recently come under criticism for being overly harsh—often causing students to drop out of school. Continue Reading...

August 03, 2016

Samuel Gregg asks, ‘what causes terrorism?’

“[W]hen the center of the global economy is the god of money,” Pope Francis stated recently in an interview, “[t]errorism grows.” Curious about the Pope’s somewhat economistic explanation for Islamist terrorism, Samuel Gregg asks, “do factors such as economic poverty and greed really function as major causes of Islamist terrorism?” Continue Reading...

July 29, 2016

Rev. Sirico on Catholicism in the 2016 presidential election

In a new article written in the Wall Street Journal, President and Co-Founder of the Acton Institute, Fr. Robert Sirico, comments on the integrity of Catholic politicians. While respecting the traditions and doctrines of the Catholic Church, Sirico says, communicant members should not compromise or adjust points of faith depending on institutional contexts. Continue Reading...

July 29, 2016

Rethinking ‘wasted votes’ and third-party candidates

When it comes to something as important as a presidential election, most Americans don’t want to vote for a candidate who will very likely lose. But pragmatic considerations have no place in the voting booth, for two reasons. Continue Reading...

July 25, 2016

Richard Epstein on conflict between anti-discrimination laws and religious freedom

Late last month, a federal judge declared Mississippi’s “Protecting Freedom of Conscience from Government Discrimination Act” (HB 1523) unconstitutional. In response, legal scholar and libertarian Richard Epstein discussed issues of religious freedom and anti-discrimination initiatives on the latest episode of the Hoover Institution’s podcast, The Libertarian. Continue Reading...

July 25, 2016

New book explores significant relationship between religious and economic freedom

The role of economic liberty in contributing to human flourishing and the common good remains deeply underappreciated, even by those who are dedicated to religious liberty. – Samuel Gregg Gregg is a contributor of One and Indivisible: The Relationship Between Religious and Economic Freedom, on sale now in the Acton Book Shop. Continue Reading...

July 21, 2016

Paul Ryan emphasizes community in fight against poverty

Last week, House Speaker Paul Ryan sat down with NPR to discuss, among other things, poverty. As the highest ranking member of the House, Ryan has a crucial opportunity to change the way the government addresses poverty. Continue Reading...

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