Tag: Economic Growth

“Yes” Campaigners confuse marriage with divorce…

The Telegraph has this great picture from Scottish Independence Referendum (#IndyRef) campaign trail (which can be found here) that shows some of the “Yes” campaigners spectacularly missing the point of their own campaign when they’re photographed with a young bride-to-be. Why?  Well, whilst the young lady (pictured) is about to say “yes”,...

Some Thoughts on Human Achievement Hour

Some thoughts on marking 2014’s Human Achievement Hour (HAH). HAH was first suggested by my good friend Fred Smith of the Competitive Enterprise Institute as an annual celebration of the inventions and innovations that have enabled ever increasing numbers of people to live in better and better living standards. Those...

Father Robert Sirico presents Pope Francis with PovertyCure DVD

Absolutely thrilled to spot a Tweet tonight (HT: @eliseamyx) reporting that my good friend and Founder of the Acton Institute, Father Robert Sirico, had earlier this month presented Pope Francis a copy of the PovertyCure DVD series. (Reference: pic.twitter.com/Xna60uh5XR) PovertyCure is one of the most exciting initiatives that I’ve seen...