Past Lecture Series

In 1867, Sen. Charles Sumner posed the question “are we a nation?” in the wake of the Civil War. As America confronts new extremes of

Organizations commonly face roadblocks when trying to address poverty or engage effectively with people directly affected by it. When it

If we face America’s racial history squarely, must we conclude that the American project is a failure? Conversely, if we think the American

Digital technology has brought many benefits. But it also comes with growing threats to our privacy, our families and businesses, our health

Religious-liberty litigants have won 18 of their past 19 cases in the U.S. Supreme Court, 14 of them unanimously or by supermajority vote

We are excited for a return to in-person for the Acton Lecture Series! Books connect us in a very real way to people and ideas from the past

The natural limits of the human body make us vulnerable and therefore dependent on others. Yet American law and policy disregard these

For over half a century America has been suffering from a growing but strangely overlooked crisis: a flight from work by men in the prime of

Modern culture is obsessed with identity. Since the landmark Obergefell v. Hodges Supreme Court decision in 2015, sexual identity has

Too loosely is the word "Marxist" used to insult a conflicting viewpoint. When we conscript people to a "side" and reduce them with a label