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The Acton Institute - Acton News Commentary
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Speech Codes Limit Campus Freedom
Ray Nothstine looks at the grave threats to free speech on campus, and how intolerant administrators are taking aim at such things as "innapropriate laughter" and alleged stereotyping. "Christians too are often a favorite prey of campus overseers," Nothstine writes. "But completely lost on administrators is the fact that Christians and those who profess faith in other established religions already teach fairness, respect, and dignity to those who may be marginalized because of disability, race, or socio-economic background."
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Derivatives regulation: Understanding the Rules of the Game
Oskari Juurikkala looks at the problem of regulating complex financial derivatives, and the hazard their misuse can pose to companies and investors. "We must continue the battle to improve the quality of regulation and to remove harmful regulatory red tape," he writes. "We must keep demanding a simpler and lighter tax system. These steps will diminish the attraction of complex financial derivatives and channel their use to legitimate purposes."
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Who’s to Blame for Chubby Children?
Some researchers are proposing a ban on fast food advertising to protect children from obesity. But Anthony Bradley looks at a much more significant influence on fat kids -- their mothers and fathers. "Children learn good or bad eating habits actively, through parental oversight, or passively, through parental neglect," Bradley writes.
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The Bailout Economy: A House Built on Sand
Rev. Robert A. Sirico looks at the various bailout proposals designed to solve the economic crisis through the lens of Jesus' parable of the houses built on rock and sand. "The lender who made possible the house on the rock does not need a bailout," Rev. Sirico writes. "That which lent money to the builder who built on sand is getting assistance from taxpayers. How does this constitute a just solution?"
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Unemployment and Social Cohesion
Anthony Bradley looks at the social dimension of rising joblessness, and the minimum wage laws as a barrier to putting people back to work. "The way out of this recession should include establishing the conditions for companies to negotiate wages freely with current and potential employees," Bradley writes. "The most essential need from unemployed workers is a job."
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