The life of President James Garfield, one of the nation’s forgotten presidents, exemplifies the transformational power of hard work, classical scholarship, and sound economics. James Abram

Getting serious about climate and conservation. The apocalyptic, “end of the world” story is a staple of popular culture. There seems to be an unlimited appetite for the quasi-religious

As the story goes, when Martin Luther was asked what he would do if the world were to end tomorrow, he answered, “I would plant an apple tree today.” It’s a lovely anecdote, and it bears

Almost all discussions about health policy focus on whether different systems of providing healthcare are more efficient, more equitable, or lead to better health outcomes. These are, of

A collection of short essays by Acton writers, click a link to jump to that article: Amazon chief: Liberation theology keeps my people poor by Joseph Sunde A bait and switch at Peter’s Pence

When 16-year-old Greta Thunberg stood before the UN Climate Action Summit, she “announced a sort of secular apocalypse,” writes Rev. Robert A. Sirico. This issue of Religion & Liberty

Pope Leo XIII’s prescient 1891 encyclical Rerum Novarum delineated the perils of Marxist collectivism, especially the horrors that would follow in its wake. Drawing both from historical

Light-Horse Harry Lee: The Rise and Fall of a Revolutionary Hero - The Tragic Life of Robert E. Lee’s Father | Ryan Cole | Regnery History | 2019 | 426 pgs Henry Lee III, besides being the

In his State of the Union address this year, President Donald Trump warned of the dangers of socialism. But is there any substance to that worry? Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D

Surveys prove the decline of religion in America is real – depending on how you define “religion.” Weekly church attendance is falling, as is self-identification with a formal denomination

From Eastern Europe to China, and from Laos to Venezuela, the followers of Marx and Engels used the most extreme forms of violence to annihilate religion. In many ways, the Bolsheviks only

While eating lunch at an Israeli kibbutz last winter, I learned firsthand about what used to be a self-contained, socialist community. I was struck by the local guide’s positive view that