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| 18 February 2004 |
| 1. ACTON COMMENTARY |
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“A New Decalogue for Russian Business” by
Nikolas K. Gvosdev
 In
the wake of “Wild West” capitalism of the 1990s, the Russian
Orthodox Church is promoting new ethics guidelines for
businesspeople. Nikolas Gvosdev, executive editor of
The National
Interest, says the Church is helping to set the
stage for “a more civilized and predictable business
system.”Acton Web Poll: When religious leaders
offer ethical guidelines for business, do business people
listen? Vote |
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“Drug Companies and African AIDS: Behind the 'genocide' slander”
by Alberto Mingardi
 A
Jesuit priest in Africa has accused the “drug cartels” of
genocide because, he says, the companies have not lowered prices
for AIDS medications sufficiently. But, as Alberto Mingardi
points out, the drug companies have given $2 billion in products
and cash to Africans since 1998—while African governments cut
health budgets and apply heavy taxes on medications. |
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| 2. FOOD FOR THOUGHT FROM ACROSS THE WEB |
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“Parshat Yisro: The Challenge of Wealth” by Dr.
Meir Tamari, Business Ethics Center of Jerusalem
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“White-collar crimes are performed in secrecy;
often it is only the fear of being discovered that keeps us
moral,” Dr. Tamari writes. “When the All Seeing, All Knowing and
unbribable G-d forbids them, then there can be no secrets.” |
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| 3. THIS WEEK AT THE ACTON BOOK SHOPPE |
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Public Life in the Shadowlands: What C. S. Lewis Can Teach Us
About Politics by John G. West Jr.
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How should Christians approach the public
square? In this Acton Institute Occasional Paper, John G. West,
Jr. (assistant professor of political science at Seattle Pacific
University) explores C. S. Lewis's proposed answer to this
question on three points: natural law, prudence, and limited
government. With an introduction by George Weigel and an
annotated biography on C. S. Lewis and public life. |
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| 4. IN THE LIBERAL TRADITION |
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Orestes Brownson (1803–1876)
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“Politicians may do as they please, so long as
they violate no rule of right, no principle of justice, no law
of God; but in no world, in no order, or condition, have men the
right to do wrong.” |
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