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August 14, 2019

Video: Lawrence Reed on modern parallels to the fall of Rome

It’s not unusual to hear modern-day America (and more broadly, the modern West) compared with the late stages of the Roman Republic, which crumbled and gave way to totalitarian rule by caesars. Continue Reading...

August 13, 2019

If you want to help people, is socialism the answer?

About a third of Americans today believe socialism is a form of “social kindness” by the government. But true socialism isn’t the social safety net, but rather when the government controls most prices, businesses, property, and other aspects of economic life. Continue Reading...

August 06, 2019

What is currency manipulation?

Yesterday the Treasury Department took the unusual step of designating China a currency manipulator. Secretary Mnuchin, under the auspices of President Trump, made the change, saying, “In recent days, China has taken concrete steps to devalue its currency, while maintaining substantial foreign exchange reserves despite active use of such tools in the past.” Continue Reading...

July 23, 2019

Video: Bruce Riley Ashford on religious liberty in a secular age

The Acton Lecture Series resumed on July 18 with a lecture by Bruce Riley Ashford, provost and professor of theology and culture at Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary, speaking on the subject of how to maintain respect for religious liberty in a rapidly secularizing culture. Continue Reading...

July 23, 2019

One nation under debt

The federal debt is a risk to our future. The nation’s growing debt will weaken our economy and threaten our safety and security. Unfortunately, politicians either avoid the issue or suggest reforms that sound good but can’t solve the problem. Continue Reading...

July 16, 2019

How market forces can help preserve the environment

Many people believe government rules and regulations are the only way to protect the environment. But there are important benefits that properly structured market forces can bring to environmental policy. When the government and markets work together, it leads to effective solutions for sustainability. Continue Reading...

July 15, 2019

Solzhenitsyn: Freedom’s habits and hindrances (video)

Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn spent his life suffering the inhumanity of Communism, then revealing it to the world, then exhorting the West to revive the values that made it the world’s greatest bulwark of freedom. Continue Reading...

May 31, 2019

Video: James Patterson on Fulton Sheen’s anti-communism and Catholic patriotism; UPDATE: Transcript added

The 2019 Acton Lecture Series continued this week with a presentation by James Patterson of Ave Maria University, who reviewed the career and thought of one of the most accomplished American Catholic intellectuals of the 20th century—Venerable Fulton Sheen. Continue Reading...

James Patterson speaks at the Acton Lecture Series

May 17, 2019

Do the rich get all the gains from economic progress?

The rich get richer, the poor get poorer, and the middle class remains stagnant. That’s the story often told by those who complain about inequality in America. But is it true? Continue Reading...

April 26, 2019

Video: Mustafa Akyol on the prospects for liberty in the Islamic world

The 2019 Acton Lecture Series continued on April 25th in the Mark Murray Auditorium at the Acton Building, where we welcomed Mustafa Akyol, Senior Fellow at the Cato Institute and a regular lecturer at Acton University to share his thoughts on the prospects for liberty in the Islamic world. Continue Reading...

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