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In this episode of Acton Line, Eric Kohn, our director of marketing and communications, sits down with Samuel Goldman, associate professor of political science at George Washington University, to discuss the history of our American national identity as explored in his new book, “After Nationalism: Being American in an Age of Division.” 

Goldman lays out the history of American national identity and offers new inspiration for how we can live together despite our current polarization and division. 

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After Nationalism: Being American in an Age of Division

God's Country: Christian Zionism in America

Loeb Institute for Religious Freedom 

About Samuel Goldman 

Politics & Values Program at George Washington University 

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Eric Kohn, Acton’s director of marketing and communications, sits down with Matt Brown, sports journalist and author of the “Extra Points” daily newsletter. They discuss the economic system behind college athletics and athletes’ compensation in general.  

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Extra Points with Matt Brown 

Extra Points Podcast

What If?: A closer look at college football's great questions | By Matt Brown

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In this episode, Dan Hugger, research associate and librarian here at Acton, sits down with Dr. Micah Watson, associate professor and executive director of the Paul Henry Institute at Calvin University, to discuss Congressman Paul Henry and his leadership in shaping the way Christian politicians live out their faith within their public service. 

The Paul Henry Institute seeks “to understand the role of faith in public life across time, from the earliest efforts of ancient peoples to organize their laws and institutions to present-day tensions between religion and the modern state.”

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About Dr. Micah Watson

Henry Institute for the study of Christianity and politics 

5 Things that Christianity brings to our understanding of politics | Acton Institute 

Controversial Christianity: Understanding faith and politics | Acton Institute 

Our Mission & Core Principles | Acton Institute 

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This is a special edition of Acton Line, featuring Ian Rowe, senior fellow at the American Enterprise Institute, speaking on his new book, “Agency.“

On Wednesday, March 16, Rowe visited the Acton Institute for a discussion in front of a live audience with Eric Kohn, Acton’s director of marketing and communications. Rowe spoke on how we can inspire young people as they make the passage into adulthood. All children should be taught that a path to a successful life exists and that they have the power to follow it.

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"Agency" by Ian Rowe | Book  

About Ian Rowe

American Enterprise Institute

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In this episode, Dan Churchwell, director of program outreach here at Acton, sits down with James Whitford, executive director of Watered Gardens Ministries, to discuss the challenges of poverty we face here in our communities. Whitford supports the economic principle of subsidiarity. Subsidiarity is a social practice where neighbors help neighbors so the state doesn’t have to intervene. This discourages reliance on the welfare state and avoids government bureaucracy.

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Watered Gardens Ministries 

The Principle of Subsidiarity

Build Together: Why lived experience is essential for crafting poverty solutions

God doesn't need your good works (but your neighbor does) 

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In this episode, Dan Hugger sits down with Acton’s director of research, Samuel Gregg, to discuss his new book, “The Essential Natural Law.” They explore the fundamental principles of natural law and their place in Western thought and tradition. 

How does natural law deepen our understanding of economics, justice, human rights, private property, and the rule of law? Is our path to increased human flourishing contingent on the principles of natural law being applied?

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About Sam Gregg 

Fraser Institute 

“The Essential Natural Law” 

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In this episode, Eric Kohn, Acton’s director of communications, sits down with Joseph Lehman, president of the Mackinac Center, to discuss the “Overton Window” and the influence it continues to play in politics. How can we use it to understand changing ideas in our culture and the marketplace?

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Joseph G. Lehman, President of the Mackinac Center 

Mackinac Center for Public Policy 

The Overton Window | Mackinac Center 

The Overton Window: The Most Misunderstood Concept in Politics | The Daily Wire 

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In this episode, Dan Hugger sits with Daniel Silliman, journalist and news editor for Christianity Today, to discuss his new book, "Reading Evangelicals: How Christian Fiction Shaped a Culture and a Faith." Silliman argues that the formation of evangelical identity does not stem from institutions or political stances but from Christian fiction and Christian publishing in general. In light of this, he explores the questions, what is evangelicalism, and what is evangelical subculture? 

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About Daniel Silliman 

What's True About Christian Fiction | Christianity Today

Reading Evangelicals: How Christian Fiction Shaped a Culture and a Faith | Daniel Silliman 

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In this episode, Sarah Negri, research project coordinator at the Acton Institute, sits down with  David Michael Phelps, dean and director of program development at Harmel Academy of the Trades, to discuss the dignity of human work and how it is tied to our freedom to create value in the world and its connection to virtue. Why is formation in virtue important for skilled laborers? Who was Léon Harmel, and what was his impact on Catholic social teaching? 

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Laborem Exercens, encyclical by John Paul II

Rerum Novarum, encyclical by Leo XIII

The Love of Learning and the Desire for God: A Study of Monastic Culture by Fr. Jean Leclercq, O.S.B.

The Master and His Emissary: The Divided Brain and the Making of the Western World by Iain McGilchrist

Shop Class as Soulcraft: An Inquiry into the Value of Work by Matthew Crawford

The World Beyond Your Head: On Becoming an Individual in an Age of Distraction by Matthew Crawford

Harmel Academy of the Trades

Léon Harmel: Pioneer of the Just Wage

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Since its announcement in November, media buzz has surrounded the University of Austin in Texas (UATX), newly founded to push back against a growing illiberal tide of “wokeness” and “cancel culture” in higher education. According to its website, UATX is “dedicated to the fearless pursuit of truth” and seeks to promote freedom of inquiry and ideological independence. 

Today on Acton Line, Dylan Pahman interviews Dr. Pano Kanelos, president of UATX, to dig deeper than the social media hot takes to discover the truth of what UATX is really all about.

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The University of Austin 

About Dr. Pano Kanelos

The University of Austin is scaring all the right people

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