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Radio Free Acton: Anne Rathbone Bradley on the power of economic freedom
Radio Free Acton: Anne Rathbone Bradley on the power of economic freedom
Dec 8, 2025 12:14 PM

Today on Radio Free Acton, we talk with Anne Rathbone Bradley, Ph.D. She serves as Vice President of Economic Initiatives at The Institute for Faith, Work and Economics, and joins us to talk about the vital role that economic freedom plays in lifting people out of poverty. We also address some of mon clichés that are used to attack the market economy, and even take a short peek into the political economy of Al Qaeda.

You can listen to the podcast via the audio player below, and make sure you subscribe to Radio Free Acton on iTunes.

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