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Acton Line: Is entrepreneurship declining? All jobs are on the A team
Acton Line: Is entrepreneurship declining? All jobs are on the A team
Sep 15, 2025 3:51 AM

On this episode of Acton Line, Caroline Roberts is joined by the founder and president of the Center for American Entrepreneurship, John Dearie, to discuss the state of entrepreneurship in America. Dearie explains why start up innovation and small businesses sustain the economy and alerts us to the danger of declining entrepreneurship in America. Afterwards, occasional host and award winning news anchor, Anne Marie Schieber, speaks with several people about their work ethic, proving that sometimes satisfaction in the workplace depends more on mindset than passion for the job.

Check out these additional resources on this week’s podcast topics:

Learn more about the Center for American Entrepreneurship

Buy “Where the Jobs Are: Entrepreneurship and the Soul of the American Economy,” by John Dearie

Register here to attend an evening with P.J. O’Rourke

Learn more about the Nashville Institute for Faith and Work

Read “Work as a religion: The problem with ‘workism’ and its critics,” by Joseph Sunde

Do you have questions for the Acton Line team that you would like answered in future podcast segments? We want to hear from you! Leave a message at 888-705-4180 or email [email protected]. Lastly, if you like what you heard on today’s episode, don’t forget to give us a rating on iTunes.

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