As Michael Novak observes in The Spirit of Democratic Capitalism, “A successful corporation is frequently based upon the principle of subsidiarity. According to this principle, concrete decisions must be made on the level closest to the concrete reality. Managers and workers need to trust the skills of their colleagues. A corporate strategy which overlooks this principle–and many do–falls prey to all the vices of mand economy, in which all e from above.” According to a study by Melba J. Duncan...

“Vanish the Night,” a new single by UK band, Ooberfuse begins with Shin Dong-hyuk, the survivor of a North Korean death camp, saying, “Don’t forget us.” The band released the song to coincide with North Korea Freedom Week (April 28-May 4) and to draw attention to the atrocities happening in North Korea. You can watch the video below: Cherrie Anderson, the lead singer of Ooberfuse, says this about the song: We have joined forces with Shin Dong-hyuk…His account of the...

Or at least that is what some House Democrats claim. Despite the fact that scientists have yet to conclude that climate change due to human impact on the environment is a proven reality, these Democrats are convinced that it not only exists, it forces women into prostitution. David Harsanyi at Human Events has this to say: [N]othing causes more transactional sex than poverty, and few conditions bring more poverty to women around the world than limiting capitalism and free trade....

From the American Enterprise Institute: “It’s what makes America, America.” ...

“Is there a distinctively ‘Christian’ way to be a bus driver?” Justin Taylor offers an insightful, varied response, asking six questions to sketch things out. Over at the Hang Together blog, Greg Forster adds another to the list. In response to the last question — “Is there a distinctively Christian way to think about the particulars of each vocation?” — Taylor offers this: My sense is that the more intellectual and aesthetically oriented the vocation, the more work has already...

“We need people on the inside,” writes R.J. Moeller from Los Angeles. “We need talented actors, musicians, editors, and screenplay writers who can stake a claim for a differing worldview than that of HBO, David Geffen, and whoever wrote Milk.” Go West, young conservative! The full text of his essay follows. Subscribe to the free, weekly Acton News & Commentary and other publications here. Young, Entrepreneurial, and Pursuing Good Art in Hollywood byR.J. Moeller My argument would be that I...

The Federal Drug Administration (FDA) has cleared the sale of the “morning-after pill” (such as Plan B) for teens as young as 15, with no need for parental consent, and mandated that the drug no longer can be kept behind the pharmacy counter. Nancy Northup, president of the Center for Reproductive Rights, believes there are “daunting and sometimes insurmountable hoops women are forced to jump through” when faced with a crisis pregnancy and that this measure is a step forward...

In the summer of 2005 hundreds of thousands of people gathered in ten spots around the globe for a series of free concerts meant to persuade world leaders to give more money to fight poverty in Africa. The idea for the concerts was conceived in May and hastily organized by Bob Geldof. Within two months the former Boomtown Rat was able to convince dozens of actors, musicians, and politicians to join in forming LIVE8, “the largest mandate for action in...

John J. Miller, a national correspondent for National Review, recently interviewed Samuel Gregg about ing Europe: Economic Decline, Culture, and How America Can Avoid a European Future. ...

A few days ago on Facebook and Twitter I made the following observation: Being a “radical,” “missional,” Christian is slowly ing the “new legalism.” We need more ordinary God and people lovers (Matt 22:36-40). This observation was the result of a long conversation with a student who was wrestling with what to do with his life given all of the opportunities he had available to him. To my surprise, ment exploded over the internet with dozens and dozens of people...