Religion & Liberty Online

Alejandro Chafuen in Forbes: The U.S. economy in 2019 – challenges and lower expectations

January 04, 2019 • by Bruce Edward Walker

Alejandro Chafuen in Forbes: The U.S. economy in 2019 – challenges and lower expectations

Where is the economy heading in 2019? Changes in economic growth are much less volatile than the performance of stock markets. In order to forecast what will happen in an economy it is better to focus on the fundamentals, which is to say, examining causes rather than effects. Continue Reading...

Latest Posts

January 04, 2019

Criminal justice reform: Possible effects of the First Step Act

This is part three of a series on criminal justice reform. The First Step Act was one of the last laws passed by the 115th Congress and signed by President Trump before the current federal government shutdown. Continue Reading...

January 04, 2019

Unemployment as economic-spiritual indicator — December 2018 report

Series Note: Jobs are one of the most important aspects of a morally functioning economy. They help us serve the needs of our neighbors and lead to human flourishing both for the individual and for communities. Continue Reading...

January 03, 2019

Alejandro Chafuen in Forbes: John Locke, Reason, Christianity and Christmas

John Locke is well-known as a philosopher. Perhaps less well-known, though, are the religious convictions that underlie many of his ideas. Alejandro Chafuen, Acton’s Managing Director, International, recently published an article in Forbes describing the influence of Locke’s Christianity on his views of the human person. Continue Reading...

January 03, 2019

Americans are more likely to find their ‘meaning in life’ in money than in faith

What makes your life meaningful? For Christians the answer should be some variation of our faith in God. But if that’s your answer you are distinctly in the minority in the U.S. Continue Reading...

January 03, 2019

The great exchange: How returning Christmas gifts refutes socialism

“It is more blessed to give than to receive,” according to the scriptures – but so many people will return disappointing Christmas gifts to the store for an exchange or refund today that January 3 has sometimes been dubbed “National Returns Day.” Continue Reading...

January 02, 2019

The Acton Institute aims to recognize outstanding doctoral students through Novak Award

The Acton Institute is now accepting applications for the 2019 Novak Award. The deadline to apply is March 15, 2019. The Acton Institute will selected one winner to receive the $15,000 award. Continue Reading...

January 02, 2019

The legacy of Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn; The human cost of unemployment, Part I

On this episode of Radio Free Acton, John Couretas, Acton’s director of communications, talks with Daniel J. Mahoney, professor of political science at Assumption College, about the legacy of Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn in light of Solzhenitsyn’s memoir recently released in English, “Between Two Millstones Book I: Sketches of Exile,” the first of two books in which Solzhenitsyn recounts his exile in the West. Continue Reading...

January 02, 2019

A ‘wonderful world’ greets us in 2019

Just after the ball drops in Times Square in New York City, it has become a traditional to follow the singing of “Auld Lang Syne” by playing Louis Armstrong’s “What a Wonderful World.” Continue Reading...

< Previous 1 … 239 240 241 242 243 … 1,339 Next >

Religion & Liberty Online

connecting good intentions with sound economics

Alejandro Chafuen in Forbes: The U.S. economy in 2019 – challenges and lower expectations

Alejandro Chafuen in Forbes: The U.S. economy in 2019 – challenges and lower expectations

Latest Posts

Criminal justice reform: Possible effects of the First Step Act

Unemployment as economic-spiritual indicator — December 2018 report

Alejandro Chafuen in Forbes: John Locke, Reason, Christianity and Christmas

Americans are more likely to find their ‘meaning in life’ in money than in faith

The great exchange: How returning Christmas gifts refutes socialism

The Acton Institute aims to recognize outstanding doctoral students through Novak Award

The legacy of Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn; The human cost of unemployment, Part I

A ‘wonderful world’ greets us in 2019

Latest Comments