Acton Line
Dedicated to the promotion of a free and virtuous society, Acton Line brings together writers, economists, religious leaders, and more to bridge the gap between good intentions and sound economics.
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August 12, 2026 • 37 mins
In this episode, Dan Hugger speaks with writer and entrepreneur Luke Burgis, founder of the Cluny Institute and professor at The Catholic University of America, about his new book, The One and the Ninety-Nine: Forging Identity in the Age of Social Contagion.
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August 10, 2026 • 13 mins
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 Ja...
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August 5, 2026 • 34 mins
On today’s episode, Acton Editorial and Research Fellow Dan Hugger speaks to Brazilian congressman Marcel van Hattem about his Senate race and the state of free speech in Brazil.
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August 3, 2026 • 37 mins
On this special episode of Acton Line, Julia LaGrand, a member of Acton’s Emerging Leaders program talks to two of her colleagues, Abigail Buritica and Joshua Sprinkle.
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July 29, 2026 • 61 mins
In this episode, Dan Hugger speaks with Bradley J. Birzer, Russell Amos Kirk Chair in American Studies and professor of history at Hillsdale College, about his new book, The Declaration of Independence: A Radical Experiment in Liberty.
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The Faith and Traditions That Shaped America | Acton Lecture Series
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July 27, 2026 • 31 mins
On this special episode of Acton Line, Julia LaGrand, a member of Acton’s Emerging Leaders Program talks to two of her compatriots, Beenish Fatima and Emerson Morris about the work experience aspect of the program.
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July 22, 2026 • 26 mins
In this episode, Dan Hugger speaks with Julia LaGrand, an Emerging Leader at the Acton Institute, about the recently concluded Acton University 2026.
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July 21, 2026 • 30 mins
On this special episode of Acton Line, Julia Lagrand, a member of Acton’s Emerging Leaders program talks to two of her compatriots, Arthur Montoya and John Sariego about the educational aspect of their program and their mutual love of seminars.
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July 15, 2026 • 55 mins
In this episode, Dan speaks with Dan Churchwell, Director of Programs and Education at the Acton Institute, about his essay “Not a Machine: Faith, Work, and Human Dignity in a Technological Age,” publishing in Believe! Journal.
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Not a Machine: Faith, Work, and Human Dignity in a Technological Age | Dan Churchwell
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July 13, 2026 • 24 mins
On this special episode of Acton Line, Julia LaGrand, a member of Acton’s Emerging Leaders program talks to Dan Hugger and Noah Gould about the program, how she got involved, and what she’s discovered so far.
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July 8, 2026 • 44 mins
In this episode, Dan speaks with Noah Gould, Alumni and Student Programs Manager at the Acton Institute, about his recent op-ed “‘New Fish’ and ‘Old Fish’ Revive an Iconic Section of Philly,” published on June 5 in The Wall Street Journal. It’s a reported piece about how the working-class Philadelphia neighborhood of Fishtown has been gentrifying and what that means for the community there....
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July 6, 2026 • 14 mins
This month on the Acton Rundown, Dan and Mark chat about upcoming Acton events, new video content, and Battlestar Galactica.
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Why Postliberalism Failed | James M. Patterson & Thomas D. Howes
The Christian Roots of American Liberty | Dylan Pahman & John C. Pinheiro
Essays:
Have We Been Spiritual but Not Religious Forever? | J.C. Scharl
Winston Churchill, American Patrio...
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July 1, 2026 • 39 mins
In this episode, Dan speaks with Thomas Dias, Foundation Relations Officer at the Acton Institute, about his essay “Zohran Mamdani Is Not Radical Enough,” which was published at Public Discourse back in March of this year. In the essay, Thomas contrasts Dorothy Day’s and Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s approaches to fighting poverty in New York City.
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June 24, 2026 • 72 mins
In this episode, Dan Hugger speaks with James M. Patterson, associate professor of public affairs in the Institute of American Civics at the University of Tennessee’s Baker School of Public Policy and Public Affairs and president of the Ciceronian Society, about his and Thomas Howes’s new book, Why Postliberalism Failed.
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June 17, 2026 • 57 mins
In this episode, Dan Hugger speaks with John Pinheiro, director of research at the Acton Institute, and Dylan Pahman, research fellow at the Acton Institute and founder and president of the St. Nicholas Cabasilas Institute, about the reception thus far of their new book, The Christian Roots of American Liberty: A Reader.
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June 10, 2026 • 43 mins
In this episode, Dan Hugger speaks with Ismael Hernandez, founder and president of the Freedom & Virtue Institute, about his book Not Tragically Colored: Freedom, Personhood, and the Renewal of Black America and Rethinking Charity: Restoring Dignity to Poverty Relief. The book explores what people get wrong about charity and the truths about the human person we need to understand before we start rethinking charit...
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June 3, 2026 • 47 mins
In this episode, Dan speaks with Dave Hebert, Director of Economics & Economic Freedom and Senior Research Fellow at the American Institute for Economic Research and an affiliate scholar here at the Acton Institute, about the economic impact of the ongoing conflict in Iran—from gas prices to consumer spending.
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Economics Reality Check | Dave Hebert, Substack
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June 1, 2026 • 13 mins
This month on the Acton Rundown, Dan and Mark chat about upcoming Acton events and new video content.
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Why Postliberalism Failed | Patterson & Howes
Essays:
Can We Moderate a Politicized Church Without Politics? | Stephen O. Presley, Religion & Liberty Magazine
Freedom and Responsibility: Seven Takeaways from Magnifica Humanitas | John C. Pinheiro
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May 27, 2026 • 74 mins
In this episode, Dan speaks with Dylan Pahman, research fellow at the Acton Institute and founder and president of the St. Nicholas Cabasilas Institute, and Caleb Whitmer, project manager at Acton’s Center for Social Flourishing, about Pope Leo XIV’s first encyclical, Magnifica Humanitas, on safeguarding the human person in the time of artificial intelligence.
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May 23, 2026 • 53 mins
Pope Leo XIV has signaled that artificial intelligence will be a defining concern of his pontificate, with an encyclical expected to address it directly. In this three-part series, the Acton Institute's Dan Hugger sits down with scholars across economics, history, and anthropology to ask what Catholic social teaching has to say about the AI revolution, as well as what an encyclical on AI will need to grapple with.
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