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Boris Johnson fights for Brexit; The faith of Antonin Scalia

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Why we need the Religious Freedom Restoration Act; The truth about recession rumors

403

What is woke capitalism? Daniel J. Mahoney on 'The Idol of Our Age'

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What is cronyism? Samuel Gregg on reason and faith in Western civilization

405

Prince Harry's population bomb; A doctor diagnoses Medicare for All

406

Discrimination against faith-based adoption agencies; Lessons from the fall of ancient Rome

407

The reality of a $15 minimum wage; Should big tech be regulated?

408

Tackling populism with Ben Domenech

409

First Step Act brings home thousands of prisoners; A win for property rights

410

Glimmers of faith in North Korea; American religious liberty in a secular age

411

Antifa explained; America’s Founders in the crosshairs

412

Hong Kong's freedom coming to an end? SCOTUS takes on regulatory state

413

Why Marxism is still alive; The legacy of Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn

414

Why you should watch 'Chernobyl'; A federal commission for natural rights

415

Understanding the Equality Act; Why Sweden is no utopia

416

A pretty good Tolkien movie; Public truths in the Gospel

417

Lessons on tyranny from Game of Thrones; Poverty and alienation in China

418

Jonah Goldberg on his ‘Suicide of the West’; Remembering Fulton J. Sheen

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Andrew Klavan tackles AOC propaganda film; Rev. Robert Sirico on the religious left

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The moral hazard of student debt; Unraveling Islam

421

Green New Deal fantasies; Defending Andrew Jackson

422

Mourning the Notre-Dame cathedral inferno; Rev. Robert Sirico on education

423

F.A. Hayek's Road to Serfdom; The media vs. 'Unplanned'

424

A trial for religious liberty; defining honorable business

425

How secularization is killing middle America

426

Neighborly help for the poor; Americans flunk political science

427

Denmark isn’t socialist; Who is William Penn?

428

Rev. Robert A. Sirico on the reality of socialism; Interview with a Venezuelan dissident

429

Is entrepreneurship declining? All jobs are on the A team

430

P.J. O'Rourke on capitalism; Peter Jackson's 'They Shall Not Grow Old'

431

Love and economics; Ending poverty and saving farms

432

How churches lost the schools; Chinese censorship of American movies

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The life of Francis Schaeffer; Netflix's 'Watership Down'

434

Ashanti Bryant explains AmplifyGR; What is a government shutdown?

435

A first step towards criminal justice reform; The human cost of unemployment part II

436

The legacy of Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn; The human cost of unemployment part I

437

RFA Redux: David LaRocca on Brunello Cucinelli's new philosophy of clothes

438

The Church and the market; Who is Lord Acton?

439

A.J. Jacobs on coffee and gratitude; The story of freedom in Estonia

440

The legacy of C.S.Lewis; Marvel’s Daredevil

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Gratitude in a tight knit world

442

Defining a human right; Understanding Brexit

443

The need for Christian statesmanship; ‘Ideas have Consequences’

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The story of Arthur Vandenberg; Russell Kirk’s horror fiction

445

Hot, dirty, noisy: Purposeful work at Kerkstra Precast; Media blackout on Gosnell movie

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Was Jesus a socialist? The importance of poetry

447

The debasement of human rights; Econ quiz on USMCA

448

Virtue in education; Discussing the literary greats

449

The connection of faith and work; the legacy of Walker Percy

450

Inside the studio of a violin maker; Upstream on the film 'Andrei Rublev'

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The good news about poverty; Upstream on ‘Operation Finale’

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‘Work in the age of robots’; Has classical music been forgotten?

453

Entrepreneurship in Guatemala; Upstream on the future of the arts

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What is natural law? Upstream on Netflix’s ‘Anon’

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Econ Quiz on pensions and public debt; Upstream on Frida Kahlo and Stalinism

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Luke Burgis tackles myths about entrepreneurship; Upstream on government funded art

457

Interview with a Venezuelan dissident; Jared Meyer on the sharing economy

458

Discussing the Trump-Putin summit with Mihail Neamtu; Upstream on how to read

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Discussing the reconstruction era; Upstream on ‘First Reformed’

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Discussing the importance of free elections; Upstream on 'Incredibles 2'

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The religious roots of the American founding; Jewish contributions to American liberty

462

RFA redux: Why Abraham Kuyper matters

463

RFA Reports on Christians in the civic arena; Discussion on the Trump-Kim summit

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Discussion on the morality of free trade; Upstream on the letters of Russell Kirk

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RFA redux: John Stonestreet doesn't want to talk about sex

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Seeking flourishing in the context of poverty; Upstream on ‘Redeeming Transcendence in the Arts’

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Discussing the problem of child marriage; Upstream on ‘2001: A Space Odyssey’ at 50

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Tech & Work: Israeli innovation; Upstream on HBO’s ‘Fahrenheit 451’

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Robert Whaples on Pope Francis’ views on Economics; Upstream on Bob Dylan and Thomas Merton

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RFA Reports on Direct Primary Care part II; Upstream on 'Avengers: Infinity War'

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RFA Reports on Direct Primary Care; Upstream on 'Chappaquiddick'

472

Business FX on workplace ethics; Upstream with blues group Kathy and the Kilowatts

473

Discussing 'Communism & Christian Faith'; Upstream with mystery novelist Sally Wright

474

Justice in taxation, How entrepreneurs make a freer society, and Upstream on ‘A Wrinkle in Time’

475

Tech & Work: The effect of technology on farming; Upstream on 'The Rending and the Nest'

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Phil Sotok on purpose and fulfillment in the workplace; Upstream on the beat poets

477

Philip Booth on what's missing from Laudato Si'; Upstream with jazz legend Norma Winstone

478

Yuval Levin on finding solidarity in the Age of Trump; Upstream on "Black Panther"

479

Philip Booth on Catholic Social Teaching in China; Jay Richards on how technology affects work

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Greg Forster on the legacy of Whittaker Chambers, Upstream on Ursula K. Le Guin

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The fight for $15, stock market boom, and Oxfam's 2018 inequality report

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Jennifer Roback Morse on family breakdown and the economy; Upstream on "Darkest Hour"

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Alex Chafuen on the birth and work of the Acton Institute; Upstream on Star Wars: The Last Jedi

484

Sam Gregg on Röpke and Keynes; Upstream on Rolling Stone magazine

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Police Chief Mac Tristan on servant leadership; Upstream on Flannery O'Connor

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Jordan Ballor on Kuyper, Bonhoeffer and Thanksgiving; Upstream on Alternative Country Music

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Rev. Ben Johnson on Religion & Liberty Transatlantic; Upstream on Thor: Ragnarok

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Matt Kibbe on political cronyism; Upstream on Thank You for Your Service

489

Joe Carter on wealth creation; Upstream on recent Jazz releases

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Rev. Ben Johnson on how sin taxes support terrorism; Upstream on sci-fi writer Jerry Pournelle

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Daniel Mahoney on the Bolshevik Revolution; Upstream on Blade Runner 2049

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Ben DeGrow on school choice; Econ Quiz on tax reform; Upstream on Ray Bradbury

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Tom Lindsay on the future of higher education in America; Upstream on The Devil and Father Amorth

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Paul Kengor on Reagan and Pope John Paul II; Upstream on It and Mother!

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Mollie Hemingway on fake news; Upstream on Fleet Foxes and R.E.M.

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Joe Carter on Antifa and the Alt Right; Upstream on artist Renee Radell

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Gleaves Whitney on Russell Kirk; Upstream on Comrade Detective

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Rev. Robert Sirico Acton Mailbag, Victor Claar on Hurricane Harvey, Upstream w/ Bruce Edward Walker

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Ismael Hernandez on "Detroit" in 2017 America; Jacqueline Isaacs on Libertarian Christianity

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Jacqueline Issacs on Christians and Libertarianism; Upstream on War for the Planet of the Apes