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Radio Free Acton: Gerard Lameiro on Renewing America’s Heritage of Freedom
Radio Free Acton: Gerard Lameiro on Renewing America’s Heritage of Freedom
Jun 19, 2025 8:01 AM

Gerard Lameiro speaks at the 2014 Acton Lecture Series

Earlier this month, Acton ed Gerard Lameiro to the Mark Murray Auditorium to deliver a lecture as part of the fall 2014 Acton Lecture Series. He spoke on the topic of “Renewing America and Its Heritage of Freedom,” which also happens to be the title of his latest book. Following his lecture, I sat down with Lameiro to discuss his thoughts on the gradual loss of freedom we’ve experienced in the United States, and his plan for what average Americans can do to reclaim what has been lost. We’ll be posting the audio of his lecture soon; you can listen to the Radio Free Acton podcast with Gerard Lameiro via the audio player below.

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