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New Issue of the Journal of Markets & Morality (Vol. 22, No. 1)

June 28, 2019 • by Dylan Pahman

New Issue of the Journal of Markets & Morality (Vol. 22, No. 1)

The newest issue of the Journal of Markets & Morality has been published both in print and online here. Scholarly contributions range from a study of joy and labor in Ecclesiastes, virtue and vice in the American founding, whistleblowing, and the economics and ethics of education, including a Controversy debating the merits and demerits of the tenure system. Continue Reading...

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As Religious Freedom Week comes to a close, a survey captures a striking result: Fewer Americans are committed to the right of religious liberty, yet Protestant pastors are less concerned about the issue than they have been in years. Continue Reading...

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Acton University, with alumni from over 100 countries worldwide, inspires many to defend liberty and promote virtue throughout the world. Garreth Bloor, a leader in the Acton Institute network and AU alumnus, serves as an inspiration as he has dedicated much of his life to defending freedom globally. Continue Reading...

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New French language translation on Catholicism and communism on Acton’s transatlantic website

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Economics and the social nature of the person

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We don’t need primary debates, we need a prep school for potential presidents

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What does politics have to do with virtue?

One of the highlights of my summers working at the Acton Institute is leading discussions with our interns over major ideas, thinkers, and issues. This afternoon we had a spirited and thought provoking discussion about conservative critiques of liberalism. Continue Reading...

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New Issue of the Journal of Markets & Morality (Vol. 22, No. 1)

New Issue of the Journal of Markets & Morality (Vol. 22, No. 1)

Latest Posts

Pastors less concerned as religious liberty declined: Poll

Entrepreneurship, free trade and justice: an interview with Garreth Bloor

Genoa’s Morandi Bridge: Detonating an Economic Era

New French language translation on Catholicism and communism on Acton’s transatlantic website

We don’t need primary debates, we need a prep school for potential presidents

Why ‘young hearts’ tend toward socialism (and how to win them back)

Why presidential primary debates make us dumber

What does politics have to do with virtue?

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