The government-focused debate over how to emerge from the coronavirus shutdowns has been too dismissive of faith and private initiative, says Acton Institute President and Co-founder Rev. Robert A. Sirico in a new radio interview. Continue Reading...
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May 07, 2020
In a pandemic, the poor need global markets more than ever
The coronavirus global pandemic has scrambled everything from economic policy to geopolitics. This disruption has created space for many to reconsider the world’s pre-coronavirus arrangements. Trade and globalization will undoubtedly be on the menu for renegotiation. Continue Reading...
May 06, 2020
La situación del coronavirus en América Latina
Traducido por Joshua Gregor
Este artículo se publicó originalmente en Forbes.com.
Hasta ahora el coronavirus ha causado menos caos en América Latina que en Europa y los Estados Unidos. Pero incluso si el calor del verano ayuda a erradicar el virus en el hemisferio norte, será casi imposible que el movimiento de personas entre Norteamérica y Sudamérica vuelva a la normalidad si los países latinoamericanos no logran detener el virus. Continue Reading...
May 06, 2020
Acton Line podcast: Rev. Robert Sirico on the church’s response to COVID-19
As the United States continues to wrestle with the fallout of COVID-19, many people are falling back on their faith and the church for peace. Many churches have decided to hold services online, and local governments have also stepped in and put parameters around church attendance to help mitigate the spread of the virus. Continue Reading...
May 06, 2020
The persecution of Jimmy Lai
It’s no secret that China isn’t exactly flavor of the month throughout the world right now. Before the court of global opinion, the reputation of the Chinese regime is about as low as it can go. Continue Reading...
May 05, 2020
Many prisoners released over COVID-19 have reoffended. Here are 3 lessons we can learn from that.
On Friday at The Stream, I wrote about the policy of releasing prisoners from penitentiaries in order to slow the spread of the coronavirus. Perhaps hundreds of those who have been released have committed new crimes, compounding the tragedies the American people must suffer during this global pandemic. Continue Reading...
May 05, 2020
Rev. Sirico: The dangers of accepting government money, even in a crisis
Rev. Robert Sirico, president and co-founder of the Acton Institute, reflects on the ways government programs and government money can be corrupting, even when those programs may seem necessary during a crisis. Continue Reading...
May 05, 2020
The great price of America’s great lockdown
One reason why economists are viewed as modern-day Cassandras is that they tell us many things we don’t want to hear. Economics points relentlessly to the costs and benefits associated with particular decisions about alternative uses of scarce resources. Continue Reading...
May 04, 2020
Gavin Newsom, Gretchen Whitmer and the limits of science
There have been many responses to the COVID-19 pandemic in all spheres of life from businesses, educational institutions, churches, and within close intimate human relationships. Most of these responses have arisen spontaneously as people’s duties to protect themselves and others, both individuals and communities, have become plain to them. Continue Reading...
May 04, 2020
Don’t seize Harvard’s endowment. Cut off federal funding.
William F. Buckley Jr. frequently told the joke about the doctor who asked his patient what he planned to do now that he had only a few months left to live. Continue Reading...