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Samuel Gregg: Reduced Freedoms? A Review Of ‘Becoming Europe’ 27 Aug 2013 | 07:15 pm
Becoming Europe, the latest book from Acton’s Director of Research Samuel Gregg, has been reviewed by Books & Culture: A Christian Review. Theodore Roosevelt Malloch, a research professor at Yale Univ...
Christians in Syria Fear ‘Ethnic Cleansing’ 27 Aug 2013 | 06:30 pm
As the civil war in Syrian continues to escalate, Christians are increasingly becoming the target of violent attacks. Catholic and Orthodox groups in Syria say the anti-government rebels have committe...
A ‘Golden’ Opportunity for GM Foods 27 Aug 2013 | 04:31 pm
A piece of news analysis over the weekend by Amy Harmon, a national correspondent for the New York Times, captures well the dynamics of the current debates about the merits of genetically-modified org...
PowerLinks 08.27.13 27 Aug 2013 | 09:01 am
Court Is ‘One of Most Activist,’ Ginsburg Says, Vowing to Stay Adam Liptak, New York Times Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, 80, vowed in an interview to stay on the Supreme Court as long as her health a...
Should We Simply Give Cash to the Poor? 27 Aug 2013 | 02:10 am
Why do people live in poverty? Sometimes the problem is structural, and the cause can be attributed to a corrupt government or economic injustice. Sometimes the problem is individual, and the cause c...
New Mexico Supreme Court: ‘All Of Us Must Compromise’ 26 Aug 2013 | 09:03 pm
The New Mexico Supreme Court, in a ruling regarding a Christian photographer who declined to photograph the commitment ceremony of a same-sex couple, stated that this violated the state’s Human Rights...
The Reason Markets Fix Mistakes 26 Aug 2013 | 06:32 pm
Pro-market advocates often talk about how markets are self-correcting. But why do businesses in free markets fix their own mistakes? Because if they don’t, customers and other stakeholders will punish...
PowerLinks 08.26.13 26 Aug 2013 | 09:01 am
The Christian Vestiges of Post-Christianity Howard Kainz, Crisis Magazine The post-Christian has embraced a false yet fashionable version of Christianity compatible with the enlightened opinion of o...
Obamacare’s Bait and Switch 24 Aug 2013 | 12:40 am
When a business advertises a particular product in a particular way but secretly delivers something different, it’s considered fraud. When a government agency advertises a particular product in a part...
Obamacare: Driving Up Costs And Driving Down Those Insured 23 Aug 2013 | 11:34 pm
Delta Airlines has announced that it foresees a spike in health care costs for the company to the tune of $100 million a year. A Delta executive, Robert Kight, has said that fees associated with Obama...
