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Saturday Links

Dec 8, 2012

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Like the Kruse Kronicle on Facebook if you want links to daily posts to appear in your Facebook feed. Here are this week’s Saturday links. 1. To celebrate the Christmas season, Deck the Halls with Macro Follies 2. The Explosion of 15th Century Printing: A Data Visualization “… Drawing on data from the [Harvard] university’s…
The 10 Things In Economics That Everybody Should Know

Dec 3, 2012

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mwkruse

in Economics

Business Insider: The 10 Things In Economics That Everybody Should Know We discuss a lot of economic concepts here, but sometimes it's good to go back over the basics. Balaji Viswanathan, CEO of ZingFin.com, has written a great post on Quora, going over the 10 concepts that everybody should know. It's a very good overview…
Adam Smith’s Authentic Views On Church and State

Nov 19, 2012

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mwkruse

in Economics, Politics, Public Policy, Religion, Sociology

One of my favorite blogs is Adam Smith's Lost Legacy, written by economic historian Gavin Kennedy. He frequently finds mentions of Adam Smith's "invisible hand" from around the web and then debunks the abuse of Smith's views. The metaphor mentioned only twice in passing in The Wealth of Nations, was appropriated by economists over the…
Saturday Links

Nov 17, 2012

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mwkruse

in Capitalism and Markets, Christian Life, Culture, Current Affairs, Demography, Ecclesia, Economics, Generations, Health and Medicine, Kansas City, Links – Saturday, Politics, Public Policy, Science, Social Media, South America, Sports and Entertainment, Technology (Digital, Telecom, & Internet), Technology (Food & Water), Technology (Manufacturing & Construction)), Theology, Trends: Economic, Trends: Social

Here are the links for this week. Lots of interesting finds this week, and not nearly enough time to blog. 1. Google Fiber offers super-fast broadband to Kansas City. If all goes well, we will get connected in late spring of 2013. 2. Two Thirds of Ocean Life Remains Undiscovered. If they haven't found them,…
The Long Story of U.S. Debt, From 1790 to 2011, in 1 Little Chart

Nov 15, 2012

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mwkruse

in Economic News, Economics, History, Politics, Public Policy, Trends: Economic

Atlantic: The Long Story of U.S. Debt, From 1790 to 2011, in 1 Little Chart Be sure to check out the article. The author breaks down the chart by eras and offers some analysis.
Find balance between subsidiarity, solidarity

Nov 12, 2012

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mwkruse

in Christian Life, Economic Development, Economics, Poverty, Theology, Weatlh and Income Distribution

LaCrosse Tribune: David Olsen: Find balance between subsidiarity, solidarity … The principle of solidarity is a sense of the common good, of the natural and supernatural connections that bind us one to another, and of our responsibility toward one another. In individual cases, the application of the principle is a reminder of the clear moral…
Saturday Links

Nov 3, 2012

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mwkruse

in Africa, Capitalism and Markets, Christian Life, Culture, Economics, Gender and Sex, Generations, Health and Medicine, History, Links – Saturday, Politics, Poverty, Religion, Technology (Biotech & Health), Technology (Digital, Telecom, & Internet), Theology, Vocation

Here are this week's odds and ends that didn't make it to the blog. Enjoy the leftovers! 1. MIT Technology Review says Geoengineering Could Be Essential to Reducing the Risk of Climate Change. "Using technology to cool the planet may be the only way to deal with the greenhouse gases already in the atmosphere, argues…
Bono, Capitalism, and Foreign Aid

Oct 31, 2012

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mwkruse

in Africa, Economic Development, Poverty, Public Policy, Weatlh and Income Distribution

Forbes had an interesting article about Bono, Bono's 'Humbling' Realizations About Aid, Capitalism And Nerds last week. Bono has learned much about music over more than three decades with U2. But alongside that has been a lifelong lesson in campaigning — the activist for poverty reduction in Africa spoke frankly on Friday about how his views…
Can progressive economists join forces with the church? – Felix Salmon

Sep 26, 2012

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mwkruse

in Christian Life, Economics, Religion, Theology

Reuters: Can progressive economists join forces with the church? – Felix Salmon Last week I was invited to hear Joe Stiglitz talk on “God, hope, happiness, death, suffering, values, grace, and evil” at Union Theological Seminary. With a menu like that, how could I resist? The event was billed as an “innovative lecture series” combining,…
Early Christian Compassion and Justice

Apr 18, 2012

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mwkruse

in Christian Life, Economics, History, Poverty

From John Dickson at the Centre for Public Christianity HT: Earliest Christianity