Religion & Liberty Online

Public school installs stained glass window celebrating ‘Christian socialist’

November 14, 2019 • by Rev. Ben Johnson

Public school installs stained glass window celebrating ‘Christian socialist’

When a public school receives a stained glass window from a church, it typically stirs controversy about the separation of church and state. Yet an elementary school has recently installed a window celebrating a self-described “Christian socialist.” Continue Reading...

Latest Posts

November 14, 2019

The temptation of propaganda

Law & Liberty just published a talk I gave at the Philadelphia Society meeting earlier this year on conservatism and the future of truth. We live in an age of propaganda. Continue Reading...

November 13, 2019

China has a lawless government

There’s rarely a day when China isn’t featured prominently in the news. Once upon a time, most of that coverage was about China’s rise out of poverty. Now, however, greater attention is being given to some decidedly negative developments. Continue Reading...

November 13, 2019

Acton Line podcast: Are we all Keynesians now? Why Lord Acton matters today

In 1965, Milton Friedman was quoted by Time magazine for saying “We are all Keynesians now,” referring to how pervasive the thoughts of economist John Maynard Keynes had become in society and economics. Continue Reading...

November 13, 2019

The human person, economy, and state

In this week’s Acton Commentary I explore Presidential candidate Sen. Kamala Harris’s proposal to federalize day care to align school and work schedules as, “an economic growth and child development strategy”: Economists, politicians, and even everyday people often talk of “the economy” as if it were a separate and distinct thing from the values, choices, and actions of everyday people. Continue Reading...

November 13, 2019

The ‘dead-end job’ that has delivered dozens from homelessness

She set out to make a product to help the homeless endure life on the streets during Detroit’s brutal winters. She ended up starting a business that has taken dozens of homeless people from desperation to independence. Continue Reading...

November 13, 2019

Toward an economics of abundance: How the cross triumphs over scarcity

For many, economics is ultimately about solving the problem of scarcity—determining how to best use and distribute limited resources. Yet, as some economists are beginning to understand, human creativity and innovation are increasingly allowing us to triumph over such scarcity. Continue Reading...

November 13, 2019

Stranger Things on America: ‘It’s not rigged!’

My colleague Dylan Pahman posted a worthwhile reflection on the contrast between communism and free markets in the Cold War-era setting of Stranger Things. I had his analysis in mind while watching the conclusion of the show’s third season, and in ep. Continue Reading...

November 12, 2019

Ronald Reagan statue unveiled on ruins of the Berlin Wall

In the early church, new converts would often raze pagan temples and build Christian churches on the ruins. A secular version of this triumphant gesture took place this weekend as the unveiling of a statue of President Ronald Reagan, and an invocation of God, took place on the toppled remains of the Berlin Wall. Continue Reading...

November 12, 2019

‘Inclusive capitalism’? Why not simply ‘capitalism’

I like the word inclusive. Who doesn’t? My colleague certainly likes the word inclusive, especially when I include more money in her paycheck. My wife likes the word inclusive, when I include her equally in my share of assets and especially when I include myself in the housekeeping. Continue Reading...

< Previous 1 … 135 136 137 138 139 … 1,319 Next >