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Back to SearchWalter Williams on Frederic Bastiat & American political culture
Episode 258
On December 2nd, 2020, the economist Walter E. Williams passed away at the age of 84.
Williams worked his way out of grinding poverty in the Philadelp…
5 years, 5 months ago
Jordan Ballor on Abraham Kuyper's "Common Grace"
Episode 257
Common Grace is both a theological doctrine within the reformed tradition and the title of a truly monumental book discussing the doctrine by the the…
5 years, 5 months ago
Ismael Hernandez & Peter Greer on addressing poverty
Episode 256
For this week’s episode, we’re bringing you a conversation that was a part of Acton’s recent Poverty Cure Summit.
The Poverty Cure Summit provided an …
5 years, 6 months ago
Joel Sercel on the ethics of space exploration
Episode 255
In 1958, in the wake of the Soviet Union launching Sputnik 1 – the world’s first artificial satellite – into space, President Dwight D. Eisenhower si…
5 years, 6 months ago
Sam Gregg on woke capitalism
Episode 254
In the wake of George Floyd’s death in May of 2020, people took to social media to advocate for causes stemming from that horrible incident. Ranging …
5 years, 6 months ago
Gerald McDermott on 'Race & Covenant' and racial reconciliation
Episode 253
The United States is consumed with questions regarding race, the legacy of slavery, and the nature of social justice. Where are people of faith to tu…
5 years, 6 months ago
Scott Lincicome on Section 230 and social media
Episode 252
On October 14, 2020, the New York Post published an expose on former Vice President and current Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden’s son, Hunt…
5 years, 7 months ago
P.J. Hill on religious origins of the rule of law
Episode 251
In his article in the June 2020 issue of the Journal of Institutional Economics, Dr. P.J. Hill, who served as the George F. Bennett Professor of Econ…
5 years, 7 months ago
Rev. Robert Sirico & Dr. Samuel Gregg on analyzing Fratelli Tutti
Episode 250
On October 3rd, 2020, Pope Francis released the third encyclical letter of his pontificate: Fratelli Tutti.
Literally translated as “Brothers all,” Fr…
5 years, 7 months ago
Nate Hochman on conservative environmentalism
Episode 249
In his article in the September 21st edition of National Review, “Toward a conservative environmentalism,” Nate Hochman says, “conservatism and conse…
5 years, 7 months ago