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September 13, 2012

Acton Institute’s New Building Has Room To Grow

The Acton Institute is anticipating a move to our new building in the heart of Grand Rapids, MI. With the generous funding of donors, the 24,000 square feet of space will allow us to serve an even larger community. Continue Reading...

August 24, 2012

The Corruptions of Power: Gossip of the Highest Sort

In his magnificent reflection on the nature of art, Real Presences, polymath George Steiner invites us to make a thought experiment: What if we lived in a city where all talk about art, mere talk about art, was prohibited? Continue Reading...

August 24, 2012

GQ, ArtPrize and ‘Flyover Country’

At the Mackinac Center blog, I look at a really shabby piece of reportage in GQ Magazine on ArtPrize, the annual public art competition in Grand Rapids, Mich. Grand Rapids is also where the Acton Institute is based and it’s a terrific Midwestern city doing a lot of things right. Continue Reading...

August 10, 2012

PovertyCure Wins 2012 Templeton Freedom Award

PovertyCure, an educational initiative of the Acton Institute, has won a 2012 Templeton Freedom Award for its contributions to the understanding of freedom in the category of “Free Market Solutions to Poverty.” Continue Reading...

July 06, 2012

Upcoming Scholarship Deadline

If you, or someone you know, are searching for last-minute scholarship opportunities, I invite you to please take the time to learn more about the scholarship programs offered through the Acton Institute. Continue Reading...

June 05, 2012

Rev. Sirico on Research on Religion podcast

Acton Institute president and co-founder Rev. Robert Sirico’s Research on Religion podcast went live today. In it, Rev. Sirico sits down with host Tony Gill to discuss his new book, Defending the Free Market: The Moral Case for Capitalism, and a range of other topics, including the morality of capitalism, faith-based initiatives, and Austrian economics. Continue Reading...

June 04, 2012

Prof. Hunter Baker, 2011 Novak Award recipient, featured on Research on Religion podcast

Professor Hunter Baker recently appeared on the Research on Religion podcast to discuss, among other things, his latest book, The End of Secularism. Baker’s book, like much of the podcast’s discussion, centers on the treatment of religious matters within the public square. Continue Reading...

June 01, 2012

Virtuous Capitalism and the Financial Crisis

The Acton Institute recently hosted a conference in California with David Bahnsen and the Center for Cultural Leadership. Conference audio is now available online via YouTube. You can learn more about the event here. Continue Reading...

June 01, 2012

Get a Free Chapter of ‘Defending the Free Market’

Acton Institute has crafted a website for Rev. Robert Sirico’s new book, Defending the Free Market. With this you can give the defendingthefreemarket.com web address to your friends for an easy-to-remember access point to the book. Continue Reading...

May 31, 2012

Updated: Sirico Promotes ‘Defending the Free Market’ on Cavuto, Kresta, Hewitt

Acton President Rev. Robert A. Sirico continues to promote Defending the Free Market: The Moral Case for a Free Economy on radio and television across the country. Yesterday, Father Robert spent a full broadcast hour with Al Kresta on Ave Maria Radio’s Kresta in the Afternoon: [audio:http://bonhoeffer.acton.org/acton_media/mp3/2012/2012-05-30_Sirico-1.mp3] Continue Reading...

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