September 20, 2017
April 11, 2017
Why the rule of law matters for human flourishing
In our efforts to reduce poverty, spur economic growth, and cultivate the conditions for human flourishing, the conversation can quickly be consumed with debates over material wealth and the allocation of physical resources. Continue Reading...
December 29, 2016
The end of black conservatism?
November 02, 2016
The Christian Statesman and the Gospel to the Poor
August 23, 2016
The global poor’s exclusion from markets
May 23, 2016
Video: Rev. Sirico on Private Property as the Solid Ground for Religious Liberty
May 17, 2016
Don’t Politicize Transgender Issue
May 03, 2016
Now Available: ‘On Sale, Securities, and Insurance’ by Leonardus Lessius
In his famous work, History of Economic Analysis, economist Joseph A. Schumpeter gives a favorable nod to the works of Leonardus Lessius (1554–1623), sparking a fair amount of interest in the 16th-century Jesuit moral theologian. Continue Reading...
February 05, 2016
Property Rights Vital for Empowering the Poor
On Jan. 27, Acton’s Rome office sponsored a presentation of The International Property Rights Index at the Dominican-run Pontifical University of St. Thomas Aquinas. The private seminar was a premier event in Rome for the index’s publisher, introducing data and case studies sampled from 129 industrialized and developing nations. Continue Reading...
January 11, 2016