Ryan T. Anderson

February 06, 2017

Video Roundup: Acton speakers on the Constitution, the Supreme Court and religious liberty

With the nomination of Neil Gorsuch to fill the seat vacated by the passing of Justice Antonin Scalia, the United States Supreme Court and the federal judiciary have once again taken center stage in the national political discussion. Continue Reading...

March 01, 2016

Video: Ryan T. Anderson On The Future of Religious Liberty In America

On February 11th, the Acton Institute welcomed Ryan T. Anderson, William E. Simon senior research fellow in American principles and public policy at The Heritage Foundation, to discuss the vitally important issue of religious liberty as part of the 2016 Acton Lecture Series. Continue Reading...

June 11, 2015

Michigan Lawmakers Approve Legislation Allowing Adoption Refusals on Religious Grounds

Every year about 400,000 children spend time in our nation’s foster care system, with roughly 100,000 eligible for adoption. Yet despite this urgent need for parents, note Sarah Torre and Ryan T. Continue Reading...

April 08, 2015

Radio Free Acton: A Primer on Religious Liberty with Ryan T. Anderson

On this edition of Radio Free Acton, we talk with Ryan T. Anderson, William E. Simon Fellow in Religion and a Free Society at the Heritage Foundation, about what exactly we mean when we say “religious liberty.” Continue Reading...

August 11, 2014

Government Should Not Discriminate Against Religious Foster, Adoption Agencies

Yesterday was a great day for my family. We had recently celebrated the addition of two girls. My niece and her husband adopted them, and yesterday was the girls’ baptism. My mother was there; she and my dad fostered children and adopted two. Continue Reading...

November 30, 2009

Review: The Modern Papacy

Ryan T. Anderson, editor of the Witherspoon Institute’s Public Discourse site, reviews Acton Research Director Samuel Gregg’s new book, The Modern Papacy, in the Nov. 28 issue of the Weekly Standard. Continue Reading...