Author and Screenwriter Andrew Klavan shares the story of his journey from atheism to faith in Jesus Christ, and lays out his views on how to reach out to a culture that has largely abandoned not only Biblical truth, but the very idea of truth itself. 

Acton President and co-founder Rev. Robert A. Sirico shares the story of how he moved from being a leftist activist to being a strong supporter of the market economy and the free and virtuous society.

Robert Doar explores the history and future trajectory of welfare policy in America. Weaving together personal anecdotes and statistical insights, he explains the significant progress that has been made to alleviate poverty in past decades. At the same time, he maps out many of the obstacles still standing in the way of further advances.

Trust in media institutions is at a historic low. Much of the country is overtly hostile to "fake news". The media is desperate to recover its authority, even as it has become more biased, less substantive, and less civil in recent years. Is there a way for media institutions to regain respect and uphold the dignity and responsibility granted them in the First Amendment?

At the dawn of the Trump Administration, the US Supreme Court hangs in the balance when it comes to some of the most important areas of the law. With a couple of more vacancies possible, and an unprecedented number of vacancies anticipated on the Federal appeals courts, this state of affairs presents a unique opportunity to transform the courts so as to engender a greater respect for limited, constitutional government.

Rev. Robert A. Sirico closes Acton University 2019 with a plenary address, urging participants to take what they have learned at the conference and integrate it into their lives and work, and tells the story of how he came to embrace the idea of the free and virtuous society.

Jonah Goldberg discusses the problems brought about for the West by the resurgence of nationalism, populism, and identity politics in a plenary address at Acton University 2019 in Grand Rapids, Michigan.

Mari-Ann Kelam was raised in the United States by Estonian parents who had survived World War II only to find their homeland occupied by the Soviet Union at the end of the war. She grew up with an acute appreciation for the Estonian language, culture, and people and served as Vice President of the Estonian American National Council during the last years of the Soviet Empire. In this role she lobbied Congress and U.S.