Acton Rundown | August 2026

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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 Acton University 2026 Acton On-Demand Upcoming events: 2026 Pittsburgh DinnerThe Wealth of Nations at 250: A Free and Virtuous Society Conference Acton’s 36th Annual Dinner

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