Why Government Workers Should Get Pay Decreases for Longevity
Imagine that you have a series of plumbing problems in your house—clogged sinks, backed up toilets—and decide to hire a plumber. Which of these two incentive structures would you choose? (A) The plumber only gets paid when the problems are fixed. (B) The plumber will continue to be paid indefinitely for working on the problem, and will continue to get paid as long as the problem persists Most of us would choose option A since we are more interested in...
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Customers More Forgiving of Businesses with Religious Affiliation
Whenever I get a craving for a chicken sandwich and waffle fries, it’s invariably on Sunday—the one day a week when Chick-fil-A is closed. Rather than e frustrated by the closure, though, I appreciate that Truett Cathy, the founder of Chick-fil-A, was motivated by his religious beliefs to give his employees a day of rest. It turns out I’m not the only one. “I am from the South and there is pany called Chick-fil-A, and they are known for their...
The Giver: Adding Color to a Monochromatic World
The Giver, a cinematic adaptation of Lois Lowry’s contemporary young adult classic, is great summer action-adventure entertainment. The film also serves as a terrific example for future moviemakers seeking to transfer themes of spiritual faith to celluloid without succumbing to preachiness and overwrought didacticism. Yes, The Giver is yet another dystopian sci-fi adventure story featuring handsome young protagonists rebelling against established A-list Hollywood stars portraying adult autocrats. But, unlike the silly, over-the-top political media and often disturbing ultraviolence of The...
Borger on FLOW: A ‘Visually Enjoyable’ and ‘Thoughtfully Inspiring’ Series
Over at Capital Commentary, Byron Borger offers some valuable reflections and rather extensive praise for the Acton Institute’s new educational DVD series, For the Life of the World: Letters to the Exiles. “I don’t think I’ve ever seen such a visually enjoyable Christian educational video curriculum,” he writes, “and I know I’ve never seen one so thoughtfully inspiring about a foundational Christian view of creation, culture, social life, and redemption.” Indeed, FLOW offers a peculiar blend of artistic beauty and...
Do Leaders of the Religious Left Really Care About Climate Change?
A few weeks ago I wrote about how some leaders of the religious left were supporting the EPA’s proposed new regulations on greenhouse gas emissions from existing fossil fuel-fired electric generating units. At the time I wrote, “While there may be some religious liberals who have been duped into thinking the new proposals will actually affect climate change, most are just signaling their allegiance to the Obama administration and the Democratic Party.” After I wrote that sentence I wondered if...
The Fight Against Human Trafficking: Are Boys Being Left Out?
The face of human trafficking, for the public, is typically female and young. There is an assumption that females are the victims and males are perpetrators. But is this mindset keeping boys and young men from getting the help they need to escape human trafficking? The Juvenile Justice Information Exchange believes this is the case. While it appears that males make up about half of human trafficking victims, the numbers may be higher, especially for those involved in sex trafficking....
The Test of Self-Interest: Letting God Choose For You
“To draw near to listen is better than to offer the sacrifice of fools, for they do not know that they are doing evil.” –Ecclesiastes 5:1 Obedience to God is a fundamental requirement of the Christian life. With our constant recitations of “thy will be done,” it may seem a rather obvious point, but while many of us fortable with the basic aims and directives of the Gospel –feed the poor, serve the needy, steward your talents, love your enemies...
Get a Free Rental of ‘For the Life of the World – The Church’
For the Life of the World: Letters to the Exilesisa 7-part series from the Acton Institute that seeks to examine the bigger picture of Christianity’s role in culture, society, and the world. The Gospel Coalition (TGC) ishighlighting an episode and sharing an exclusive codefor a free 72-hour rental of the full episode. Here’s the trailer for episode 7,The Church. Visit TGC to get thecode for the free rental(you have to apply the code today, but once you do the rental...
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Editor's note
This issue of Religion & Liberty in many ways personifies Christ in culture. The lead interview is an analysis of the faith at work movement from one of its leaders, David W. Miller. Miller reminds us of how the Church has lagged behind in integrating faith with work, and quite often many pastoral and church leaders have failed in articulating a strong theology of work. As you will see, some of these reasons are ideological, while some may simply...
May 17, 2026
Solzhenitsyn and Russia's Golgotha
In the “Ascent,” one of the autobiographical sections of Alexander Solzhenitsyn’s Gulag Archipelago, you will find the justly famous assertion that “the line separating good and evil passes not through states, nor between political parties—but right through every human heart.” And read just a little further and e to these words, not so well known but just as true, which describe the evil that roots itself not in the personal, but in the political: … I e to understand...
May 17, 2026
"The Culture of Charity"
R&L: What motivated you to write this book? What questions were you hoping to answer? Brooks: I’m an economist and I’ve been doing charitable giving research for a long time. When economists look at charitable giving now, they always ask these prosaic questions like, “what will happen to charitable giving if we decrease the death tax by a quarter?” They’re important questions, but they’re really all about economic incentives. Over the years I’ve been involved in a lot of...
May 17, 2026
The leaky bucket: Why conservatives need to learn the art of story
In his biography of St. Thomas Aquinas, G. K. Chesterton said that “most men must have a revealed religion, because they have not time to argue.” The same might be true for political philosophy. In the Age of Information, most men do not have time to sift critically through the barrage of information es their way. So if most people do not have time to reason out their own political philosophy, how do they decide which to adopt as...
May 17, 2026
Walter Eucken
An intellectual architect of West Germany’s post-war economic miracle, Walter Eucken was the primary founder of the Freiburg ordo-liberal school of economics. The son of Rudolf Eucken—winner of the 1908 Nobel Prize in Literature—Walter Eucken studied history before turning his attention to economics during his studies at the universities of Bonn, Kiel, and Jena. Eucken became a professor of economics at the University of Freiburg in 1927, remaining there until his death in 1950. Though proficient in technical economics,...
May 17, 2026
Editor's note
In this issue of Religion & Liberty we meet a giant of the Twentieth century: Alexander Solzhenitsyn of Russia. He has been both widely celebrated and widely reviled. His courage is admirable-—risking his life and suffering the torment of the Soviet gulag. Now in his old age, his place is secure as a hero in the history of liberty. For those unfamiliar with the great Russian, Acton’s own John Couretas provides an excellent introduction to Solzhenitsyn in his review...
May 17, 2026
Why is the Acton Institute producing documentaries?
In a word, audience. With this year’s release of The Call of the Entrepreneur, Acton is embarking on one of the most important – and potentially most influential – media programs in its seventeen-year history. Acton has always been a leader on munications front. This is true for our high-quality journals and newsletters and for our web presence, which makes use of the latest tools such as podcasts, video, and the Acton PowerBlog. The move into documentaries is a...
May 17, 2026
Double-edged sword: The power of the Word - Matthew 6:1–4
Matthew 6:1–4 “Take care not to perform righteous deeds in order that people may see them otherwise, you will have no pense from your heavenly Father. When you give alms, do not blow a trumpet before you, as the hypocrites do in the synagogues and in the streets to win the praise of others. Amen, I say to you, they have received their reward. But when you give alms, do not let you left hand know what your right...
May 17, 2026
What is capitalism?
It’s not entirely easy to understand why, but the term capitalism is almost universally used derisively, particularly in religious circles. To say something is capitalist is to condemn it without argument, as if the label alone settles the question. Let’s say that we believe that there are only two possible systems of organizing the economic forces of society: capitalism and socialism. It would seem from experience and logic that there is no contest. The experience with socialism has been...
May 17, 2026
Ideology vs. reality
If one es aware that the original moral argument for socialism is wrong—that capitalism is actually benefiting people and serving mon good—why would one hold on to the ideology rather than abandon it? Clearly, it is difficult to abandon a lifelong ideology, especially if one considers the only available alternative to be tainted with evil. Thus socialism was for generations of socialists simply an entrenched dogma. It was possible for them to argue the finer points, but not to...
May 17, 2026
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