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Samuel Gregg

Samuel Gregg is research director at the Acton Institute.

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De Gaulle’s Alternative for Europe

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EU flags in front of the Berlaymont Building, headquarters of the European Commission in Brussels, Belgium (Image: jorisvo/shutterstock.com).
Attempts to distance peoples completely from their national cultures were bound to produce unpredictable consequences.

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Jacques Rueff’s Monetary Order and Us

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Jacques Rueff, Judge of the Court of Justice, European Coal and Steel Community. (Courtesy of National Archives Catalog)
Jacques Rueff was notoriously unafraid to speak economic truth to politicians of all persuasions—and we should heed his insights.

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Rubio’s Soft Corporatism Won’t Help Workers

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Soft corporatism’s underlying assumption is that government officials and technical experts should play a major role in shaping the economy.

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Thomas Aquinas versus the Economists

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The lunette of one of the side doors depicting St. Thomas Aquinas, detail of the facade of the Church of Santa Maria Novella in Florence, Italy (Zvonimir Atletic / Shutterstock.com).
Rather than seeking to submerge economics into Thomistic inquiry, present-day dissatisfaction with economics might be better taken in another direction.

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Note to Conservatives: Burke Believed in Trade Liberalization

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Statue of Edmund Burke, Trinity College, Dublin (deadlyphoto.com / Alamy Stock Photo).
Anyone seeking to claim Edmund Burke’s mantle should recognize the depth of his commitment to economic freedom.

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The Logos of Western Civilization: A Conversation with Sam Gregg

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Sam Gregg explores how the West is built on the union of the God of the Philosophers and the God of the Bible.

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How America Reconciled Patriotism and Free Markets

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The Preamble to the U.S. Constitution (David Smart/Shutterstock.com).
Patriotism and economic liberty are not mutually exclusive. Commercial republicanism can unite them.

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The Economic Consequences of John Maynard Keynes

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Detail image of "The Signing of Peace in the Hall of Mirrors, Versailles, 28th June, 1919," by William Orban. Part of the collection of the Imperial War Museum (Art.IWM ART 2856).
The book which propelled John Maynard Keynes to fame 100 years ago continues to shape our world today.

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A No-Deal Brexit: Probable Disaster or Potential Opportunity?

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With a No-Deal Brexit, Britain would be facing the prospect of full self-government, with all the freedom and accountability that go along with this.

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The Crumbling Anti-Politics of Constitutional Patriotism

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The Paul-Henri Spaak Building, home of the European Parliament in Brussels, Belgium (Image: artjazz/shutterstock.com).
The Kantian dream of undoing real nations keeps foundering on the shoals of human nature's need for real attachments to place.

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