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In this episode, Dan Hugger speaks with Jeffery Degner, research fellow in economics and economic freedom at the American Institute for Economic Research, about his provocative essay “Rational Vice: Will Gen Z Gamble Its Way to Retirement?”   Rational Vice: Will Gen Z Gamble Its Way to Retirement? If you’d like to support this podcast, you can help by leaving a 5-star review on Apple Podcasts. If you have questions or suggestions for a future episode, you can email us at ⁠[email protected]⁠. The tip at the end of this podcast is informational and educational in nature. It is not offering professional tax, legal, or accounting advice. For specific advice about the effect of any planning concept on your tax or financial situation or with your estate, please consult a qualified professional advisor.

In this episode, Dan Hugger speaks with Erik Matson, Gibbons Senior Fellow in Political Economy at the James Cardinal Gibbons Institute for Human Ecology at The Catholic University of America and senior research fellow at the Mercatus Center at George Mason University, about his new book (with Jordan J. Ballor), A History of Christian Political Economy: From the Patristics to the Present. A History of Christian Political Economy: From the Patristics to the Present If you’d like to support this podcast, you can help by leaving a 5-star review on Apple Podcasts. If you have questions or suggestions for a future episode, you can email us at ⁠[email protected]⁠. The tip at the end of this podcast is informational and educational in nature. It is not offering professional tax, legal, or accounting advice. For specific advice about the effect of any planning concept on your tax or financial situation or with your estate, please consult a qualified professional advisor.

In this episode, Dan Hugger speaks with Chelsea Follett, research fellow at the Cato Institute’s Center for Global Liberty, about her new book, The Grim Old Days: An Introduction to the Preindustrial Past. The Grim Old Days: An Introduction to the Preindustrial Past Human Progress | The Cato Institute  If you’d like to support this podcast, you can help by leaving a 5-star review on Apple Podcasts. If you have questions or suggestions for a future episode, you can email us at ⁠[email protected]⁠. The tip at the end of this podcast is informational and educational in nature. It is not offering professional tax, legal, or accounting advice. For specific advice about the effect of any planning concept on your tax or financial situation or with your estate, please consult a qualified professional advisor.

In this episode, Dan Hugger speaks with Samuel Gregg, President of the American Institute for Economic Research and an affiliate scholar here at the Acton Institute, about his new book, The Civilization of Commerce: Invisible Hands and the Pursuit of Happiness. The Civilization of Commerce: Invisible Hands and the Pursuit of Happiness If you’d like to support this podcast, you can help by leaving a 5-star review on Apple Podcasts. If you have questions or suggestions for a future episode, you can email us at ⁠[email protected]⁠. The tip at the end of this podcast is informational and educational in nature. It is not offering professional tax, legal, or accounting advice. For specific advice about the effect of any planning concept on your tax or financial situation or with your estate, please consult a qualified professional advisor.

In this episode, Dan Hugger speaks with Paulo Ghedini, founder and president of the Christian Libertarian Institute, about the state of the liberty movement in Brazil and the need for an explicitly Christian case for liberty to be made there. Instituto Libertário Cristão If you’d like to support this podcast, you can help by leaving a 5-star review on Apple Podcasts. If you have questions or suggestions for a future episode, you can email us at ⁠[email protected]⁠. The tip at the end of this podcast is informational and educational in nature. It is not offering professional tax, legal, or accounting advice. For specific advice about the effect of any planning concept on your tax or financial situation or with your estate, please consult a qualified professional advisor.

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 his white paper "Why Detroit Failed and Pittsburgh Recovered. "Why Detroit Failed and Pittsburgh Recovered" If you’d like to support this podcast, you can help by leaving a 5-star review on Apple Podcasts. If you have questions or suggestions for a future episode, you can email us at [email protected]. The tip at the end of this podcast is informational and educational in nature. It is not offering professional tax, legal, or accounting advice. For specific advice about the effect of any planning concept on your tax or financial situation or with your estate, please consult a qualified professional advisor.

In this episode, Dan Hugger speaks with Stephen Barrows, chief operating officer of the Acton Institute, about Bill Gate’s essay “An epochal shift: The turbulent AI era is here. The choices we make now are critical.”   "An epochal shift: The turbulent AI era is here. The choices we make now are critical."

In this episode, Dan Hugger speaks with Becket senior counsel William Haun about his forthcoming book Not to Caesar but to Peter: Why the Catholic Church is a Perfect Society. Not to Caesar but to Peter: Why the Catholic Church is a Perfect SocietyBecket attorney’s new book calls for bolder vision of religious liberty The tip at the end of this podcast is informational and educational in nature. It is not offering professional tax, legal, or accounting advice. For specific advice about the effect of any planning concept on your tax or financial situation or with your estate, please consult a qualified professional advisor.

In this episode, Dan Hugger speaks with Kevin Vallier, professor of philosophy and director of research at the Institute for American Constitutional Thought and Leadership (University of Toledo) and affiliate scholar at the Acton Institute, about what artificial intelligence is and why and how Christians should use it well. Subscribe to our podcasts Watch this podcast here Acton University Kevin Vallier If you’d like to support this podcast, you can help by leaving a 5-star review on Apple Podcasts. If you have questions or suggestions for a future episode, you can email us at [email protected]. The tip at the opening of this podcast is informational and educational in nature. It is not offering professional tax, legal, or accounting advice. For specific advice about the effect of any planning concept on your tax or financial situation or with your estate, please consult a qualified professional advisor.

In this episode, Dan Hugger speaks with Stephanie Slade, senior editor at Reason magazine and Fellow in Liberal Studies at the Acton Institute, about her new book, Fusionism: Liberty, Virtue, and the Future of the American Right. Subscribe to our podcasts Watch this podcast here Stephanie Slade Fusionism: Liberty, Virtue, and the Future of the American Right If you’d like to support this podcast, you can help by leaving a 5-star review on Apple Podcasts. If you have questions or suggestions for a future episode, you can email us at [email protected]. The tip at the opening of this podcast is informational and educational in nature. It is not offering professional tax, legal, or accounting advice. For specific advice about the effect of any planning concept on your tax or financial situation or with your estate, please consult a qualified professional advisor.

In this episode, Dan Hugger speaks with David Bahnsen, the founder, managing partner, and chief investment officer of The Bahnsen Group, about his new book, Profit from the Profit: The Past, Present & Future of Dividend Growth Investing. Subscribe to our podcasts Watch this podcast here Acton University David Bahnsen Profit from the Profit: The Past, Present & Future of Dividend Growth Investing If you’d like to support this podcast, you can help by leaving a 5-star review on Apple Podcasts. If you have questions or suggestions for a future episode, you can email us at [email protected]. The tip at the opening of this podcast is informational and educational in nature. It is not offering professional tax, legal, or accounting advice. For specific advice about the effect of any planning concept on your tax or financial situation or with your estate, please consult a qualified professional advisor.

In this episode, Dan Hugger speaks with Steve Barrows, Chief Operating Officer of the Acton Institute, about the fertility crisis and the economics of more children. Subscribe to our podcasts Watch this podcast here Panel: The Baby Bust and the Free Society If you’d like to support this podcast, you can help by leaving a 5-star review on Apple Podcasts. If you have questions or suggestions for a future episode, you can email us at [email protected]. The tip at the opening of this podcast is informational and educational in nature. It is not offering professional tax, legal, or accounting advice. For specific advice about the effect of any planning concept on your tax or financial situation or with your estate, please consult a qualified professional advisor.

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. Subscribe to our podcasts Watch this podcast here Acton University Luke Burgis Cluny Institute The One and the Ninety-Nine: Forging Identity in the Age of Social Contagion If you’d like to support this podcast, you can help by leaving a 5-star review on Apple Podcasts. If you have questions or suggestions for a future episode, you can email us at [email protected]. The tip at the opening of this podcast is informational and educational in nature. It is not offering professional tax, legal, or accounting advice. For specific advice about the effect of any planning concept on your tax or financial situation or with your estate, please consult a qualified professional advisor.

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

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. Subscribe to our podcasts Watch this podcast here Acton University If you’d like to support this podcast, you can help by leaving a 5-star review on Apple Podcasts. If you have questions or suggestions for a future episode, you can email us at [email protected]. The tip at the opening of this podcast is informational and educational in nature. It is not offering professional tax, legal, or accounting advice. For specific advice about the effect of any planning concept on your tax or financial situation or with your estate, please consult a qualified professional advisor.