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In this episode, Dan speaks with Dave Hebert, Director of Economics & Economic Freedom and Senior Research Fellow at the American Institute for Economic Research and an affiliate scholar here at the Acton Institute, about his white paper "Why Detroit Failed and Pittsburgh Recovered.

"Why Detroit Failed and Pittsburgh Recovered"

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In this episode, Dan Hugger speaks with Stephen Barrows, chief operating officer of the Acton Institute, about Bill Gate’s essay “An epochal shift: The turbulent AI era is here. The choices we make now are critical.”

"An epochal shift: The turbulent AI era is here. The choices we make now are critical."

In this episode, Dan Hugger speaks with Becket senior counsel William Haun about his forthcoming book Not to Caesar but to Peter: Why the Catholic Church is a Perfect Society.

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In this episode, Dan Hugger speaks with Kevin Vallier, professor of philosophy and director of research at the Institute for American Constitutional Thought and Leadership (University of Toledo) and affiliate scholar at the Acton Institute, about what artificial intelligence is and why and how Christians should use it well.

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Kevin Vallier

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In this episode, Dan Hugger speaks with Stephanie Slade, senior editor at Reason magazine and Fellow in Liberal Studies at the Acton Institute, about her new book, Fusionism: Liberty, Virtue, and the Future of the American Right.

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Stephanie Slade

Fusionism: Liberty, Virtue, and the Future of the American Right

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In this episode, Dan Hugger speaks with David Bahnsen, the founder, managing partner, and chief investment officer of The Bahnsen Group, about his new book, Profit from the Profit: The Past, Present & Future of Dividend Growth Investing.

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David Bahnsen

Profit from the Profit: The Past, Present & Future of Dividend Growth Investing

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In this episode, Dan Hugger speaks with Steve Barrows, Chief Operating Officer of the Acton Institute, about the fertility crisis and the economics of more children.

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Panel: The Baby Bust and the Free Society

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In this episode, Dan Hugger speaks with writer and entrepreneur Luke Burgis, founder of the Cluny Institute and professor at The Catholic University of America, about his new book, The One and the Ninety-Nine: Forging Identity in the Age of Social Contagion.

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Luke Burgis

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The One and the Ninety-Nine: Forging Identity in the Age of Social Contagion

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This month on the Acton Rundown, Dan and Mark chat about upcoming Acton events and new essays, books, and video content.

Books:

Why Postliberalism Failed | James M. Patterson & Thomas D. Howes

The Christian Roots of American Liberty: A Reader | Edited by Dylan Pahman & John C. Pinheiro

Essays:

The Revolutionary Virtue of Rev. David Rice by Caleb Franz

James Madison and Lord Acton: Founding Fusionists by Jacob Payne

The New Right Is Wrong About the ‘Common Good’ by Michael Reneau and Dan Hugger

Video content:

Divinely Made, Man-Made Poor | Acton University 2026 Plenary with Magatte Wade

Noah Gould Reports on Community Revival in Fishtown

Building An Ecosystem of Human Flourishing | Acton University 2026 with Daron Babcock & Daris Lee

Hope Is Not A Strategy, but It Is Reality | Acton University 2026 Plenary with David Bahnsen

AI and Humanity's Future: Jewish, Christian, and Muslim Perspectives

Acton's Emerging Leaders Program with Julia LaGrand

Dan Churchwell on Faith and Work in a Technological Age

Acton's Emerging Leaders Program with Arthur Montoya and John Sariego

Julia LaGrand and Dan Hugger Review Acton University 2026

Acton's Emerging Leaders Program with Beenish Fatima and Emerson Morris

Brad Birzer Unpacks the Republican Virtues of the Declaration of Independence

Acton's Emerging Leaders Program with Abigail Buritica and Joshua Sprinkle

Marcel van Hattem Upholds Free Speech in Brazil

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Upcoming events:

2026 Pittsburgh Dinner
The Wealth of Nations at 250: A Free and Virtuous Society Conference

Acton’s 36th Annual Dinner

On today’s episode, Acton Editorial and Research Fellow Dan Hugger speaks to Brazilian congressman Marcel van Hattem about his Senate race and the state of free speech in Brazil.

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