Political Culture

March 05, 2015

‘It’s Not Fair!’ No, It Isn’t

Any parent or teacher has heard the cry: “It’s not fair!” It can be a battle over who gets to ride in the front seat, who gets to stay up late, or who gets anything perceived as a special privilege. Continue Reading...

March 02, 2015

Women Of Liberty: The Grimke Sisters

March is Women’s History Month, and during this month the Acton PowerBlog will be highlighting a number of women who have helped advance the cause of liberty and a free and virtuous society. Continue Reading...

February 26, 2015

Patriotism, President Obama, and the Post-Authentic Condition

Last week former New York City mayor Rudy Giuliani set off a firestorm of debate and criticism by openly questioning whether President Obama “loves America.” I do not believe, and I know this is a horrible thing to say, but I do not believe that the president loves America. Continue Reading...

February 04, 2015

Samuel Gregg: The Anglosphere As Actor On The World Stage

Samuel Gregg, Acton’s Director of Research, asks whether or not the Anglosphere nations (Britain, Canada, New Zealand, Australia, and the United States) continue to be a viable political force in the world today at the Library of Law and Liberty. Continue Reading...

January 16, 2015

‘Watchers of the Sky’: Awakening the World’s Moral Conscience

The mass killings of minority groups, which have occurred time and time again throughout history, are often beyond comprehension. How can humans be capable of such evil? But even more inexplicable and troubling is the fact that many of these atrocities have gone largely unnoticed. Continue Reading...

January 14, 2015

Yep, the Social Sciences Really Are Biased Against Conservatives

“Psychologists have demonstrated the value of diversity—particularly diversity of viewpoints—for enhancing creativity, discovery, and problem solving,” say a team of social scientists in a new paper. “But one key type of viewpoint diversity is lacking in academic psychology in general and social psychology in particular: political diversity.” Continue Reading...

January 07, 2015

There Are No ‘Black Leaders,’ Including Al Sharpton

Who are the leaders of the “white community”? Who are the leaders of the “Asian American community”? These questions seem silly given the fact that whites and Asians Americans are considered to be free thinking individuals who do not need ethnic leadership. Continue Reading...

December 29, 2014

10 Things Political Scientists Know That We Don’t

“If economics is the dismal science,” says Hans Noel, an associate professor at Georgetown University, “then political science is the dismissed science.” Most Americans—from pundits to voters—don’t think that political science has much to say about political life. Continue Reading...

November 04, 2014

United by Our Differences: Electoral Politics in an Age of Choice

I can choose between 350 channels on my television, 170 stations on my satellite radio, 10,000 books at my local bookstore, and millions of websites on the Internet. But on my ballot I have only two real choices. Continue Reading...

November 04, 2014

Get Out And Vote

I live in a small town. Small enough that everyone votes in the same place. Small enough that you see at least half a dozen people you know when you vote at 7 a.m. Continue Reading...

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