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Back to SearchThe Legacy of Pope Francis
Episode 487
In this episode, Dan Hugger speaks with the Acton Institute’s Stephen Barrows, chief operating officer, and John Pinheiro, director of research, abou…
1 year, 5 months ago
Markets and Dignity in the Fight Against Global Poverty
Episode 486
The 2024 PovertyCure Summit “Dignity, Agency & Charity” was a virtual event put on by Acton’s Center for Social Flourishing. Over two days, participa…
1 year, 5 months ago
Encouraging Better Journalism
Episode 485
In this episode, Dan Hugger speaks with Marvin Olasky, executive editor for News and Global at Christianity Today and the founder and chairman of Zen…
1 year, 5 months ago
Understanding DOGE
In this episode, Dan Hugger speaks with Ryan Bourne, R. Evan Scharf Chair for the Public Understanding of Economics, and Alex Nowrasteh, VP for Econo…
1 year, 6 months ago
Secularist Violence in Modern History
Episode 483
In his latest book, “Broken Altars: Secularist Violence in Modern History,” Thomas Albert Howard presents three principal forms of modern secularism …
1 year, 6 months ago
Lessons from Three Decades of Studying Economics
Episode 482
On today’s episode, Dan Churchwell, Acton’s director of programs and education, talks to James Hartley, professor of economics at Mount Holyoke Colle…
1 year, 6 months ago
Repairing American Society, One Zip Code at a Time
Episode 481
The 2024 PovertyCure Summit, “Dignity, Agency & Charity,” was a virtual event put on by Acton’s Center for Social Flourishing. Over two days, partici…
1 year, 6 months ago
Medical and Business Ethics
Episode 480
On today’s episode, we bring you a conversation from Acton University between Acton’s director of programming, Dan Churchwell, and Scott Rae, profess…
1 year, 6 months ago
The Christian Humanist Tradition Today
Episode 479
In this episode, Dan Hugger speaks with Stephen Smith, dean of the humanities, Temple Family Chair in English Literature, and professor of English at…
1 year, 7 months ago
Early Modern Economics, Ethics, and Law
Episode 478
In this episode, Dan Hugger speaks with Andrew M. McGinnis, assistant director of research at the CRCD and managing editor of the Journal of Religion…
1 year, 7 months ago