The Conscience of a Defenseman

<p>This week, Eric, Dan, and Dylan review the story of Ivan Provorov, the defenseman for the National Hockey League’s Philadelphia Flyers who skipped participating in warmups in a Pride-themed jersey before the team’s Pride Night game, citing his Russian Orthodox religious beliefs as the reason. Should this even be a story? Should NHL or other professional sports teams impose political stances and social causes on players? Then the guys look at the upcoming fight over raising the nation’s debt ceiling. If this isn’t the time to have a serious conversation about spending and debt, when is? And finally, they examine the enigma that is Rep. George Santos, who has come under fire recently for numerous inflated claims about his résumé and background. What drives people to lie about themselves, and to such an extent, when the truth can be so easily found out?</p><br><p><a href="http://acton.org/audio" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Subscribe to our podcasts</a></p><p><a href="https://acton.swoogo.com/businessmatters" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Register Now for Business Matters 2023</a></p><p><a href="https://university.acton.org/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Apply Now for Acton University 2023 (Early Bird Pricing)</a></p><p> </p><p><a href="https://apnews.com/article/sports-dayton-flyers-lgbtq-people-ivan-provorov-religion-0390903b8f3bbb0a42910fe83b0228bd" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Flyers’ Provorov cites religion for boycott on Pride night | Associated Press</a></p><p> </p><p><a href="https://thedispatch.com/newsletter/morning/understanding-the-debt-ceiling-debate-2/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Understanding the Debt Ceiling Debate | The Morning Dispatch</a></p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.marketsandmorality.com/index.php/mandm/article/view/11" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">James M. Buchanan on the Ethics of Public Debt and Default | James E. Alvey, Journal of Markets & Morality</a></p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.forbes.com/sites/saradorn/2023/01/22/george-santos-everything-the-embattled-congressman-has-lied-about/?sh=68e7b5dc4004" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">George Santos: Everything the Embattled Congressman Has Lied About | Forbes</a></p><br /><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>

Acton Unwind · Acton Institute