Once men and women leave prison, they have few options and little hope. Edwins is working to change that. After someone has paid the price for their crime and completed a prison sentence

Bulgaria unveils a statue to Ronald Reagan in the battleground for religious liberty. Ronald Reagan remains the most influential U.S. president of the latter half of the 20th century. He is

A collection of short essays by Acton writers, click a link to jump to that article: "If you care about human flourishing, promote growth" by Samuel Gregg "Will free trade help the

As summer in Michigan begins to wind down, Religion & Liberty Summer 2017 takes a look at several important issues. We explore religious liberty in Eastern Europe, “pink” issues, Martin

Translated by Gabriela Ailenei nicolasteinhardt.wordpress.com Nicolae Steinhardt was a 20th-century writer and Orthodox hermit. He was arrested by the Communist Party of Romania in 1959 when

Book Review of The Complacent Class: The Self-Defeating Quest for the American Dream (St. Martin's Press 2017).

A review of the 2017 film Bitter Harvest. Most Americans are familiar with the Holocaust and revile the regime that committed it. Its symbols and racist ideology evoke a visceral reaction so

The following essay is excerpted from Lord Acton: Historian and Moralist (Acton Institute 2017). John Emerich Edward Dalberg Acton placed liberty in the forefront of all goods, moral and

In January 1793, Lucretia was born to ship captain Thomas Coffin Jr. and his wife, a shopkeeper named Anna. The Coffin family were devout Quakers living in Massachusetts. Lucretia was first

Does the Donald Trump supporter in a bright red “Make America Great Again” ball cap have anything in common with the Bernie Sanders–inspired activist who fervently hopes for an end to the

The political and social crises of our times are rooted in moral and spiritual malaise. Writing in 2013, Moisés Naím, formerly executive director of the World Bank and currently at the

The 20th century was full of horrors, but atrocities are not just part of the past. As we approach the 100-year anniversary of the Bolshevik Revolution, a familiar phrase comes to mind: “Man