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Come explore the philosophy and politics of Radical Centrism. If you think the Left and Right are too partisan, but Moderates are too boring, please check us out!
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U.S. Manufacturing Makes a Comeback | Brookings Institution
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For Billy...
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U.S. Manufacturing Makes a Comeback
Amid continuing mixed signals about the economy, one notable bright spot is the revival of U.S. manufacturing. The surprising strength of this once-battered sector holds promise for reenergizing the U.S. economy overall, and despite troubles in Europe, its new vigor may provide a boost to the global economy. In the latest “How We’re Doing” Index, a team of scholars at the Brookings Institution looked at the past five quarters of economic data to explore how growth in manufacturing is helping to support the nation’s fragile economic recovery — with a particular emphasis on key metropolitan areas in a 21st century dominated by high-tech industries.... more »
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Article: Charity Like the God We Worship
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Perhaps overly simplistic, but an interesting way to frame the problem...
Charity Like the God We Worship
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It is a truism that we build societies in the image of the God we worship. The Psalmist put it this way:... more »
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Article: The Politics of Advantage
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No answers, but a great list if questions. The Politics of Advantage
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Submitted by Darrell Icenogle on Sun, 05/20/2012 - 15:39
Many political controversies that separate the left from the right can be summed up by the answer to a fundamental question: How should we regard and respond to people who suffer a meaningful disadvantage in their life circumstances?... more »
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Article: What Economists Get Wrong About Science and Technology
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I occasionally worry that I fall prey to this same error...
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What Economists Get Wrong About Science and Technology
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So really, what we need is to study the economics of the economics of science. Of course to know just how useful this is, we’ll need an economics of the economics of the economics of science. Where does it end?... more »
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Americans Elect 2012 | Statement by Americans Elect CEO Kahlil Byrd
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This isn't the end, but it is the beginning of the end. They may work around this gap, but it is almost guaranteed that whomever they come up with won't have the credibility to mount a meaningful challenge.
What's interesting is they didn't fail for lack of funds or a failure to achieve goals. They simply couldn't convince any major politicians to defect; worse, nobody else managed to gain any meaningful support.... more »
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