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Back to SearchThe Connection Between Childhood Trauma and Poverty
Episode 457
For this episode of Acton Line, we’re bringing you one of the plenary talks from Acton University 2024. Dr. Anthony Bradley, Acton Institute distingu…
2 years ago
Giving Is Not God’s Way of Raising Money
Episode 512
How should you allocate your personal wealth? How do the decisions you make regarding personal wealth impact your character? In his Acton Lecture Ser…
2 years ago
The Explosion of Bailout Culture
Episode 455
Capitalism didn’t fail—it was ruined, says Ruchir Sharma.
In his new book, “What Went Wrong with Capitalism,” Sharma takes you back to the 19th centu…
2 years ago
Ismael Hernandez: Rethinking Charity
Episode 454
Too much of the conversation about poverty, whether in government, among social service providers, or in churches, is animated by highly emotional co…
2 years, 1 month ago
Principled Entrepreneurship with a Commitment to the Social Good
Episode 453
For this episode of Acton Line, we’re bringing you one of the plenary talks from Acton University 2024. In this talk, Dr. Umi Waheeda, co-founder of …
2 years, 1 month ago
Richard Nixon's Faith
Episode 449
In this episode, Dan Hugger speaks with Daniel Silliman, historian and news editor for Christianity Today, about his new book, One Lost Soul: Richard…
2 years, 1 month ago
Faith and the Future of Philanthropy
Episode 451
In this episode, Acton’s director of research, John Pinheiro, speaks to Jeremy Beer from Acton University 2024 about the definition of philanthropy, …
2 years, 1 month ago
Potential Truths in Anti-Liberal Ideologies
Episode 450
In this episode, Acton director of marketing and communications Eric Kohn talks to Kevin Vallier about his book “All the Kingdoms of the World,” the …
2 years, 1 month ago
Universities in a Free Society
Episode 449
In today’s episode, we bring you one of the plenary talks from Acton University 2024. Here Dr. John Tomasi, a distinguished political philosopher and…
2 years, 2 months ago
Acton's Emerging Leaders
Episode 448
Each summer, the Acton Institute welcomes a cohort of students to Grand Rapids, Michigan, as part of our Emerging Leaders Program. This leadership-de…
2 years, 2 months ago