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| 12 May 2004 |
| 1. ACTON COMMENTARY |
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“Vouchers Spur Public Schools to Compete” by
Clint Green
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new study shows that vouchers introduce a healthy dose of
competition into the education system and make public
schools better. That's good news for parents who want sound
options for their children's education, writes Clint Green.
Acton Web Poll: Will vouchers in the long-term help
public schools? Vote |
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| 2. THIS WEEK AT ACTON.ORG |
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Vision
into Practice. A new conference from the Center for Effective
Compassion
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Acton’s CEC is hosting an intensive, one-day
conference in Grand Rapids, Mich., on Friday, June 4, that will
focus on civil society's responsibility to help the poor. Policy
makers, philanthropists, foundation grantors and grantees,
grassroots community, and faith-based service providers will
come away with the tools and skill sets necessary to improve
programs and better measure results. Sign up today. |
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| 3. ACTON NEWSMAKERS |
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| 4. FOOD FOR THOUGHT FROM ACROSS THE WEB |
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“The problem with the 17th” by Bruce Bartlett,
Townhall.com
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“Few people today know that the
Founding Fathers never intended for senators to be popularly
elected,” states Bartlett. “The Constitution originally provided
that senators would be chosen by state legislatures.” |
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| 5. THIS WEEK AT THE ACTON BOOK SHOPPE |
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The Boundaries of Technique: Ordering Positive and Normative
Concerns in Economic Research by Andrew Yuengert
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Exploring recent controversies over the role of
ethics in economics, The Boundaries of Technique
encourages scholars and students to discover and debate the ways
in which economics is insulated from ethics and the ways in
which it is dependent upon it. Using the moral philosophy of
Thomas Aquinas, author Andrew Yuengert brings readers to a
deeper awareness of the intrinsic involvement of the individual
and the responsibility of moral choice. |
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| 6. IN THE LIBERAL TRADITION |
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John Witherspoon (1723–1794)
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“Nothing is more certain than that a general
profligacy and corruption of manners make a people ripe for
destruction. A good form of government may hold the rotten
materials together for some time, but beyond a certain pitch,
even the best constitution will be ineffectual, and slavery must
ensue.” |
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