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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