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Apr 27, 2013

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mwkruse

in Demography, Economics, Environment, Health and Medicine, History, Links – Saturday, Politics, Public Policy, Race, Religion, Science, Socialism, Sociology, Technology, Technology (Digital, Telecom, & Internet), Technology (Energy), Trends: Economic, Trends: Social

1. Research Digest reports that Students motivated by wealth are just as likely as others to help in an emergency "… Seventy-eight per cent of the business students offered some kind of help to the stranger. Sixty-six per cent went so far as refusing to leave the stranger or giving him/her their mobile phone. The…
Progressive wishful thinking

Mar 30, 2011

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mwkruse

in Capitalism and Markets, Economics, Politics, Public Policy

The Money Illusion (Scott Sumner): Progressive wishful thinking Progressive bloggers have many admirable characteristics. They try to rely on real science, not junk science. They look for public policies that reduce suffering. But when it comes to government they often become slightly unhinged, adopting the sort of “faith-based” reasoning that they tend to deride in…
Evangelicals, Progressives Seek to End Culture Wars

Oct 15, 2007

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mwkruse

in Politics, Public Policy, Religion

Christian Post: Evangelicals, Progressives Seek to End Culture Wars Leaders unite to find common ground on divisive issues. WASHINGTON – The line dividing evangelicals from progressives blurred Wednesday as members from both parties joined in a new mission to erase long-held stereotypes of one another and seek commonality on polarizing issues such as abortion, gay…

Tag: progressives

Saturday Links

Progressive wishful thinking

Evangelicals, Progressives Seek to End Culture Wars