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No Sandwich For You: Tough Times for Entrepreneurs

February 28, 2013 • by Elise Hilton

No Sandwich For You: Tough Times for Entrepreneurs

Too many regulations: that’s the judgement of Fred Deluca, founder of the Subway restaurant chain. In an interview with CNBC, Deluca said he couldn’t start his business in today’s economic climate. Continue Reading...

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February 28, 2013

Pope Benedict models his future after St. Benedict

Yesterday in front of a crowd of about 150,000 Pope Benedict XVI gave his final general audience. He steps down this evening at 8pm Rome time and will fly to Castel Gandolfo until his new residence within the Vatican is ready. Continue Reading...

February 27, 2013

Benedict Bids Farewell: Church Alive, Not Sinking

I was one of the estimated 200,000 faithful who arose at the crack of dawn to join the crowds swelling St. Peter’s Square and its surrounding streets. I was also joined by millions more by way of television, radio, and the internet. Continue Reading...

February 27, 2013

Sec. Kerry Defends Liberties in Germany by Saying Americans Have ‘Right to Be Stupid’

During his address to German students yesterday, Secretary of State John Kerry offered a defense of freedom of speech and religion by saying that in the United States “you have a right to be stupid if you want to be.” Continue Reading...

February 27, 2013

Legal Constraint and True Liberty

In today’s Acton Commentary, I explore the Christian conception of law as a necessary palliative to the anti-social effects of sin. “Since we do not always govern ourselves as we ought to, in accord with the moral order, there must be some external checks and limits on our behavior,” I write. Continue Reading...

February 27, 2013

Seeking the Meeting Point Between the Kingdom of God and the Common Good

I have recently accepted the honor of becoming a contributing editor at Ethika Politika, and I begin my contribution in that role today by launching a new channel (=magazine section): Via Vitae, “the way of life.” Continue Reading...

February 27, 2013

Human Flourishing: Seeking More For The Oppressed

The February issue of Sojourners magazine presents various perspectives on the surge in evangelicalism’s interest in exploring new national and international peace initiatives. For example, The World Evangelical Alliance’s Peacebuilding and Reconciliation Initiative acknowledges “that in our zeal for evangelism, we have often overlooked the biblical mandate to pursue peace. Continue Reading...

February 27, 2013

News: Acton Institute Names David Deavel the 2013 Novak Award Winner

Today the Acton Institute announced the 2013 Novak Award winner. Full release follows: Although he has only recently obtained his doctorate, David Paul Deavel’s work is already marking him as one of the leading American scholars researching questions of religion and liberty. Continue Reading...

February 27, 2013

Samuel Gregg: California, Illinois and New York Going Euro

In a lengthy interview in the Daily Caller, Acton Research Director Samuel Gregg picks up many of the themes in his terrific new book, Becoming Europe: Economic Decline, Culture, and How America Can Avoid a European Future. Continue Reading...

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Pope Benedict models his future after St. Benedict

Benedict Bids Farewell: Church Alive, Not Sinking

Sec. Kerry Defends Liberties in Germany by Saying Americans Have ‘Right to Be Stupid’

Legal Constraint and True Liberty

Seeking the Meeting Point Between the Kingdom of God and the Common Good

News: Acton Institute Names David Deavel the 2013 Novak Award Winner

Samuel Gregg: California, Illinois and New York Going Euro

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