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Back to SearchRyan Patrick Hanley on François Fénelon, the forgotten philosopher
Episode 232
In 18th century France, the most-read book after the Bible was a work on political philosophy written by the Roman Catholic archbishop François Fénel…
6 years, 3 months ago
Anthony Bradley on George Floyd, police reform, and riots
Episode 231
The tragic and disturbing footage of George Floyd's unjust death at the hands of Minneapolis police officers has been circulating for over a week. Fl…
6 years, 4 months ago
Rev. Ben Johnson on the universal basic income
Episode 230
For over two years, former Democratic presidential candidate Andrew Yang campaigned across the country, building a coalition along the political spec…
6 years, 4 months ago
Lyman Stone on the decline of religiosity in the US
Episode 229
Religion plays, and has always played, a crucial role in American life. In the past 75 years, however, religiosity has been in rapid decline. What's …
6 years, 4 months ago
Bradley J. Birzer on Christian humanism
Episode 228
Bradley J. Birzer, professor of history and the Russell Amos Kirk Chair in American Studies at Hillsdale College, joins this episode of Acton Line to…
6 years, 4 months ago
Rev. Robert Sirico on the church's response to COVID-19
Episode 227
As the United States continues to wrestle with the fallout of COVID-19, many people are falling back on their faith and the church for peace. Many ch…
6 years, 5 months ago
Stephen Barrows on COVID-19 and job loss
Episode 226
The United States has been in a state of emergency since mid-March as a result of the COVID-19 outbreak. In order to slow the spread of the virus, st…
6 years, 5 months ago
Kerry McDonald on a Harvard prof's call to ban homeschooling
Episode 225
Homeschooling is growing in popularity. In fact, the U.S. Department of Education has shown that it's grown at a rate of over 60% in the last decade,…
6 years, 5 months ago
Randy Barnett and David French on 'common-good Constitutionalism'
Episode 224
On March 31, The Atlantic published an article titled "Beyond Originalism," written by Adrian Vermeule, professor of Constitutional law at Harvard La…
6 years, 5 months ago
Rebroadcast: Russell Kirk and the genesis of American Conservatism
Episode 223
Russell Kirk has long been known as perhaps the most important founding father of the American Conservative movement in the second half of the 20th c…
6 years, 5 months ago