Throughout ourdebates over foreign policy, trade policy, immigration policy, andotherwise, the 2016 election has seen increasing concentrations and divides between nationalism and globalism, each blind in its own way. Those who promote a (supposedly) “America first” agenda, ignore the impacts to our neighbors across the globe, each created in the image of God and deserving of the same rights and freedoms we enjoy. Meanwhile, the globalists ignore the benefitsof munity and nationalsovereignty, promoting inclusion to the detriment of distinction. This...

Radio Free Acton is back for a conversation with Acton Institute Research Fellow Kevin Schmiesing, who served as the editor for Acton’s newest publication,One and Indivisible: The Relationship Between Religious and Economic Freedom. It’s hard to ignore the fact that in recent years, there has been a significant erosion of support for and understanding of religious liberty in western nations. More and more people think of religious liberty only as the right to worship as you please, but not the...

Unlike some colleges, McDonald’s does not have “safe spaces” or “trigger warnings.” Instead, they have a requirement that employees put the concerns of the customers ahead of their own. Olivia Legaspi, an undergraduate at Haverford College and former McDonald’s employee, says that expectation helped her learn an important lesson about work and life: serving es first. ...

In a recent interview with MercatorNet, Samuel Gregg explains why the integration of markets is not in itself a bad thing. Gregg starts out by explaining why Brexit does not contradict economic globalization, but why it is actually beneficial to the global economy. Hey says: But Brexit is also patible with economic globalization. Economic globalization is rendering trade blocs such as the EU increasingly irrelevant. Britain now can choose to trade freely with whoever it wants, instead of waiting for...

Note: This is the first in a series examining the positions of several third party and independent presidential candidates onissues covered by the Acton Institute. A previous series covered the Democratic Party platform (see here and here) and the Republican Party Platform (see here and here). Candidate: Evan McMullin Party: Independent candidate Age: 40 (born 1976) Religion: Mormon Education: • Bachelor’s degree in International Law and Diplomacy from Brigham Young University (2001) • Master’s of Business Administration from the Wharton...

Note: This is the secondin a series examining the positions of several minorparty and independent presidential candidates onissues covered by the Acton Institute. A previous series covered the Democratic Party platform (see here and here) and the Republican Party Platform (see here and here). Although minor parties —often called “third parties” to distinguish them from the dominant two — have always been a part of American politics, the dissatisfaction with the Republican and Democratic parties in the current election season...

Although not everyone see its, technological progress has meant progress in human flourishing, notes Dylan Pahman in this week’s Acton Commentary. To answer the Luddites, first of all we must acknowledge that there is truth to what is seen. People see workers losing their jobs due to technology. When that happens (and it does), Christians and other people of good will should not be indifferent. However, not all people plain about the loss of manufacturing jobs see even this. The...

Today, a group Christian, Muslim, and Jewish leadershave released a statement in defense of the religious freedom of private colleges and universities in California. Current legislation pending in the California State Senate threatens to strip some private colleges and universities of an exemption that protects them from lawsuits and allows them to function as faith-based organizations.The effort, spearheadedby the Ethics and Religious Liberty Commission, includes signatures from 145 religious leaders. Here is the full text of the statement along with...

When we think of the intersection of work and calling, many of us think immediately of our long-term career aspirations. Despite most of usbeginning our careers in some sort of menial labor, these are not the types of services or stations our culture deems significant or inspired. Yet for the Christian, economic transformation begins where creator and producer meets neighbor, no matter the product or service. Our fundamental calling is to love our neighbor, and that begins the moment we...

Today at The Stream I provide some analysis of Donald Trump’s speech earlier this week at the Detroit Economic Club. As I conclude, “The trouble for Trump’s promised future lies in the impossibility of reclaiming a bygone era.” In Trump’s campaign there is a mix of both nostalgia and optimism, which bookend serious critiques of America’s more recent past and the legacy of his political opponents in particular. This approach is appealing to an important, and often overlooked segment of...