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January 2017

January 04, 2017

Thomas Sowell on the Origins of Prosperity

By Joseph Sunde “The mundane progress driven by ordinary economic and social processes in a...

December 2016

December 29, 2016

Politics, Character, and Competition

By Jordan Ballor The renowned economist F. A. Hayek once observed that “the curious task...

September 2016

September 27, 2016

Do We Simply Want to End Poverty, or Do We Want Humans to Flourish?

By Elise Hilton People of good will wish to end poverty. No one who lives...

August 2016

August 23, 2016

Why Religious Liberty Cannot Prosper without Economic Liberty

By Jay Richards In recent years, religious freedom in the United States has been treated...

July 2016

July 12, 2016

McDonald’s as Social Enterprise: Capitalism’s Community Center?

By Joseph Sunde We live, work, and consume within an increasingly grand, globalized economy. Yet...

July 05, 2016

Bruce Wayne: A Capitalist Superhero

By Daniel Menjivar The real hero of the recently released Batman v. Superman film is an...

June 2016

June 22, 2016

Gospel as Oasis: Bringing Economic Flourishing to Urban Deserts

By Joseph Sunde “The Bible has a rich desert theology…He will cause rivers to flow,...

February 2016

February 23, 2016

What Christians Should Know About Crony Capitalism

By Joe Carter Note: This is part of an Acton blog series titled, “What Christians...

February 18, 2016

Kuyper’s Impact on Chuck Colson

By Joseph Sunde “I’ve done my best to popularize Kuyper, because that’s what’s so desperately...

February 15, 2016

The Moral and Economic Poverty of the Lottery

By Jordan Ballor The nationwide furor has died down a bit after the $1.586 billion Powerball...

February 11, 2016

Kitchen Redemption: From Spiritual Hunger to Second Chances

By Sarah Stanley The atmosphere at Edwins is calm and casual three hours before opening...

February 03, 2016

Social Justice and the Evangelical Church Today

By Jordan Ballor An understanding of the rise, decline, and reinvigoration of institutions in the history...

January 2016

January 28, 2016

Seeking Justice Must Always Be Personal

By Joseph Sunde Conversations about justice tend to quickly devolve into debates over top-down solutions...

January 18, 2016

Hot Fries and the End of Work

By James Bruce “The end of work” means at least two different things. The phrase...

January 15, 2016

The Mundane Morality of Les Misérables

By Jordan Ballor The 2012 film, Les Misérables, is a remarkable achievement, not only for its ambitious cinematic...

December 2015

December 29, 2015

The Church as Cultural Lifeblood

By Joseph Sunde After years of rejecting or downplaying so-called “organized religion,” evangelicals are beginning...

November 2015

November 05, 2015

There is No Such Thing as ‘The Poor’

By Victor Claar With the recent news that Angus Deaton of Princeton University had won...

October 2015

October 30, 2015

Marriage as Cornerstone: How the Family Is a Foundation for Flourishing

By Joseph Sunde With the expansion of economic freedom and the resulting prosperity, we’ve reached...

October 27, 2015

The Moral Dimension of Work

By James V. Schall “The moral foundation of political economy,” to use Lord Acton’s phrase, rests...

October 19, 2015

6 Quotes: Angus Deaton on Poverty

By Joe Carter Last week, Princeton economist Angus Deaton won the Nobel prize in economic sciences for...

October 13, 2015

Immigrants, Refugees, and the Conversionary Tale of Jean Valjean

By Evan Koons As heated talks on immigration flare up and the horrible injustice of...

October 06, 2015

The Magic of the Small Town Barbershop

By Chris Horst I pushed open the door of Center Court Barbershop and sat down,...

September 2015

September 29, 2015

Show Me the Way to Poverty

By Dylan Pahman In a recent speech in Bolivia, Pope Francis voiced his indictment of what...

August 2015

August 11, 2015

Chalk Art For the Life of the World

By Joseph Sunde In his review of the Acton Institute’s film series, For the Life of the World:...

July 2015

July 29, 2015

Lunchbox Markets: A Moral Tale

By Dylan Pahman In the land of PB&J, the girl with a peanut butter and...

July 17, 2015

Competition and Infrastructure Stewardship

By Jordan Ballor The state of Michigan is in the midst of something of an infrastructure...

July 08, 2015

Justice Requires Love – Watch

By Evan Koons It’s been a heart-wrenching few weeks. We have witnessed horrific acts of...

July 03, 2015

Celebrating the Things of the Spirit: Coolidge on the Declaration of Independence

By Joseph Sunde Each Independence Day, I make a point of re-reading President Calvin Coolidge’s speech...

May 2015

May 06, 2015

The Power of Market-Driven Diversity

By Anthony Bradley The story of Chicago-based Supreme Life Insurance Company of America, one of...

March 2015

March 20, 2015

Work Is Personal: Why It’s Never ‘Just Business’

By Heidi Segal Spend half a moment in the workaday world and likely you’ll hear...