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Health Care is More Important than Class Warfare, America!

July 16, 2009 • by Matt Cavedon

Health Care is More Important than Class Warfare, America!

“I vote for Democrats for one primary reason. They raise taxes on the rich.” So says Michael Sean Winters at In All Things, the blog of the contributors to America Magazine. Continue Reading...

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July 16, 2009

Caritas in Veritate: Schmiesing and Jayabalan Radio Interviews

Kevin Schmiesing, research fellow at the Acton Institute, was interviewed by Ave Maria Radio recently on Caritas in Veritate. Schmiesing explains how the idea of human development and progress figure as central themes of the encyclical. Continue Reading...

July 16, 2009

Caritas in Veritate: Jayabalan and Gregg Radio Interviews

Kishore Jayabalan, director of Istituto Acton (the Acton Institute’s Rome office), was interviewed by Vatican Radio concerning the authentic human development concerns of the whole person, which is a topic discussed in Caritas in Veritate. Continue Reading...

July 16, 2009

Lord Griffiths on Caritas in Veritate: Pope is the man on the money

Commenting on how Pope Benedict XVI addressed the economic crisis and development challenges in “Caritas in Veritate” is Lord Brian Griffiths of Fforestfach, a member of the British House of Lords and Vice-Chairman of Goldman Sachs International. Continue Reading...

July 15, 2009

Acton Commentary: The Pope, the Rabbi, and the Moral Economy

In his commentary, “The Pope, the Rabbi, and the Moral Economy,” Samuel Gregg compares recent statements by Britain’s Chief Rabbi, Lord Jonathan Sacks, and Pope Benedict XVI, on the market economy and other social questions. Continue Reading...

July 15, 2009

Health Care and Veterans

Ray Nothstine, Associate Editor at the Acton Institute, had his Acton Commentary, “Veterans First on Heath Care” republished by The Citizen, a newspaper in Fayetteville, Georgia. Nothstine explains in the article that the federal government needs to prove that it can provide adequate health care for 8 million veterans before we can trust them to provide health care reform for the entire United States. Continue Reading...

July 15, 2009

Should Europeans Work on Sundays?

Today’s Wall Street Journal Europe carries an editorial titled “Jamais on Sunday” approving of the French government’s attempt to allow some businesses to open on Sunday: Parliament is likely today to pass a bill that would scrap the 1906 law restricting Sunday work. Continue Reading...

July 13, 2009

Caritas in Veritate: The United States, an Over-Consumer in Energy?

Energy has been a hot topic not just in the United States but throughout the world. From cap-and-trade legislation to the talks that occurred at the G8 Summit, energy is making headlines everywhere. Continue Reading...

July 12, 2009

More Thoughts from a Protestant on Caritas in Veritate

In an earlier post, I already set out my own attitude of humility before the pope’s encyclical. I recognize the respect due both his office and his tremendous personal learning. There is no question that what the pope has said about the nature of truth is stupendously good. Continue Reading...

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Health Care is More Important than Class Warfare, America!

Health Care is More Important than Class Warfare, America!

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Caritas in Veritate: Schmiesing and Jayabalan Radio Interviews

Caritas in Veritate: Jayabalan and Gregg Radio Interviews

Lord Griffiths on Caritas in Veritate: Pope is the man on the money

Acton Commentary: The Pope, the Rabbi, and the Moral Economy

Health Care and Veterans

Should Europeans Work on Sundays?

Caritas in Veritate: The United States, an Over-Consumer in Energy?

More Thoughts from a Protestant on Caritas in Veritate

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