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Religion in the twenty-first century is alive and well across the world, despite its apparent decline in North America and parts of Europe. Vigorous competition between and within religious movements has led to their accumulating great power and wealth. Religions in many traditions have honed their competitive strategies over thousands of years. Today, they are big business; like businesses, they must recruit, raise funds, disburse budgets, manage facilities, organize transportation, motivate employees, and get their message out. In The Divine Economy (Princeton UP, 2024), economist Paul Seabright argues that religious movements are a special kind of business: they are platforms, bringing together communities of members who seek many different things from one another—spiritual fulfilment, friendship and marriage networks, even business opportunities. Their function as platforms, he contends, is what has allowed religions to consolidate and wield power. This power can be used for good, especially when religious movements provide their members with insurance against the shocks of modern life, and a sense of worth in their communities. It can also be used for harm: political leaders often instrumentalize religious movements for authoritarian ends, and religious leaders can exploit the trust of members to inflict sexual, emotional, financial or physical abuse, or to provoke violence against outsiders. Writing in a nonpartisan spirit, Seabright uses insights from economics to show how religion and secular society can work together in a world where some people feel no need for religion, but many continue to respond with enthusiasm to its call. Paul Seabright teaches economics at the Toulouse School of Economics, and until 2021 was director of the multidisciplinary Institute for Advanced Study in Toulouse. From 2021 to 2023, he was a Fellow of All Souls College at the University of Oxford. His books include The War of the Sexes: How Conflict and Cooperation Have Shaped Men and Women from Prehistory to the Present and The Company of Strangers: A Natural History of Economic Life (both Princeton). Morteza Hajizadeh is a Ph.D. graduate in English from the University of Auckland in New Zealand. His research interests are Cultural Studies; Critical Theory; Environmental History; Medieval (Intellectual) History; Gothic Studies; 18th and 19th Century British Literature. YouTube channel. Twitter. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/world-affairs

Religion in the twenty-first century is alive and well across the world, despite its apparent decline in North America and parts of Europe. Vigorous competition between and within religious movements has led to their accumulating great power and wealth. Religions in many traditions have honed their competitive strategies over thousands of years. Today, they are big business; like businesses, they must recruit, raise funds, disburse budgets, manage facilities, organize transportation, motivate employees, and get their message out. In The Divine Economy (Princeton UP, 2024), economist Paul Seabright argues that religious movements are a special kind of business: they are platforms, bringing together communities of members who seek many different things from one another—spiritual fulfilment, friendship and marriage networks, even business opportunities. Their function as platforms, he contends, is what has allowed religions to consolidate and wield power. This power can be used for good, especially when religious movements provide their members with insurance against the shocks of modern life, and a sense of worth in their communities. It can also be used for harm: political leaders often instrumentalize religious movements for authoritarian ends, and religious leaders can exploit the trust of members to inflict sexual, emotional, financial or physical abuse, or to provoke violence against outsiders. Writing in a nonpartisan spirit, Seabright uses insights from economics to show how religion and secular society can work together in a world where some people feel no need for religion, but many continue to respond with enthusiasm to its call. Paul Seabright teaches economics at the Toulouse School of Economics, and until 2021 was director of the multidisciplinary Institute for Advanced Study in Toulouse. From 2021 to 2023, he was a Fellow of All Souls College at the University of Oxford. His books include The War of the Sexes: How Conflict and Cooperation Have Shaped Men and Women from Prehistory to the Present and The Company of Strangers: A Natural History of Economic Life (both Princeton). Morteza Hajizadeh is a Ph.D. graduate in English from the University of Auckland in New Zealand. His research interests are Cultural Studies; Critical Theory; Environmental History; Medieval (Intellectual) History; Gothic Studies; 18th and 19th Century British Literature. YouTube channel. Twitter.

Religion in the twenty-first century is alive and well across the world, despite its apparent decline in North America and parts of Europe. Vigorous competition between and within religious movements has led to their accumulating great power and wealth. Religions in many traditions have honed their competitive strategies over thousands of years. Today, they are big business; like businesses, they must recruit, raise funds, disburse budgets, manage facilities, organize transportation, motivate employees, and get their message out. In The Divine Economy (Princeton UP, 2024), economist Paul Seabright argues that religious movements are a special kind of business: they are platforms, bringing together communities of members who seek many different things from one another—spiritual fulfilment, friendship and marriage networks, even business opportunities. Their function as platforms, he contends, is what has allowed religions to consolidate and wield power. This power can be used for good, especially when religious movements provide their members with insurance against the shocks of modern life, and a sense of worth in their communities. It can also be used for harm: political leaders often instrumentalize religious movements for authoritarian ends, and religious leaders can exploit the trust of members to inflict sexual, emotional, financial or physical abuse, or to provoke violence against outsiders. Writing in a nonpartisan spirit, Seabright uses insights from economics to show how religion and secular society can work together in a world where some people feel no need for religion, but many continue to respond with enthusiasm to its call. Paul Seabright teaches economics at the Toulouse School of Economics, and until 2021 was director of the multidisciplinary Institute for Advanced Study in Toulouse. From 2021 to 2023, he was a Fellow of All Souls College at the University of Oxford. His books include The War of the Sexes: How Conflict and Cooperation Have Shaped Men and Women from Prehistory to the Present and The Company of Strangers: A Natural History of Economic Life (both Princeton). Morteza Hajizadeh is a Ph.D. graduate in English from the University of Auckland in New Zealand. His research interests are Cultural Studies; Critical Theory; Environmental History; Medieval (Intellectual) History; Gothic Studies; 18th and 19th Century British Literature. YouTube channel. Twitter. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/economics

Religion in the twenty-first century is alive and well across the world, despite its apparent decline in North America and parts of Europe. Vigorous competition between and within religious movements has led to their accumulating great power and wealth. Religions in many traditions have honed their competitive strategies over thousands of years. Today, they are big business; like businesses, they must recruit, raise funds, disburse budgets, manage facilities, organize transportation, motivate employees, and get their message out. In The Divine Economy (Princeton UP, 2024), economist Paul Seabright argues that religious movements are a special kind of business: they are platforms, bringing together communities of members who seek many different things from one another—spiritual fulfilment, friendship and marriage networks, even business opportunities. Their function as platforms, he contends, is what has allowed religions to consolidate and wield power. This power can be used for good, especially when religious movements provide their members with insurance against the shocks of modern life, and a sense of worth in their communities. It can also be used for harm: political leaders often instrumentalize religious movements for authoritarian ends, and religious leaders can exploit the trust of members to inflict sexual, emotional, financial or physical abuse, or to provoke violence against outsiders. Writing in a nonpartisan spirit, Seabright uses insights from economics to show how religion and secular society can work together in a world where some people feel no need for religion, but many continue to respond with enthusiasm to its call. Paul Seabright teaches economics at the Toulouse School of Economics, and until 2021 was director of the multidisciplinary Institute for Advanced Study in Toulouse. From 2021 to 2023, he was a Fellow of All Souls College at the University of Oxford. His books include The War of the Sexes: How Conflict and Cooperation Have Shaped Men and Women from Prehistory to the Present and The Company of Strangers: A Natural History of Economic Life (both Princeton). Morteza Hajizadeh is a Ph.D. graduate in English from the University of Auckland in New Zealand. His research interests are Cultural Studies; Critical Theory; Environmental History; Medieval (Intellectual) History; Gothic Studies; 18th and 19th Century British Literature. YouTube channel. Twitter. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/new-books-network

Religion in the twenty-first century is alive and well across the world, despite its apparent decline in North America and parts of Europe. Vigorous competition between and within religious movements has led to their accumulating great power and wealth. Religions in many traditions have honed their competitive strategies over thousands of years. Today, they are big business; like businesses, they must recruit, raise funds, disburse budgets, manage facilities, organize transportation, motivate employees, and get their message out. In The Divine Economy (Princeton UP, 2024), economist Paul Seabright argues that religious movements are a special kind of business: they are platforms, bringing together communities of members who seek many different things from one another—spiritual fulfilment, friendship and marriage networks, even business opportunities. Their function as platforms, he contends, is what has allowed religions to consolidate and wield power. This power can be used for good, especially when religious movements provide their members with insurance against the shocks of modern life, and a sense of worth in their communities. It can also be used for harm: political leaders often instrumentalize religious movements for authoritarian ends, and religious leaders can exploit the trust of members to inflict sexual, emotional, financial or physical abuse, or to provoke violence against outsiders. Writing in a nonpartisan spirit, Seabright uses insights from economics to show how religion and secular society can work together in a world where some people feel no need for religion, but many continue to respond with enthusiasm to its call. Paul Seabright teaches economics at the Toulouse School of Economics, and until 2021 was director of the multidisciplinary Institute for Advanced Study in Toulouse. From 2021 to 2023, he was a Fellow of All Souls College at the University of Oxford. His books include The War of the Sexes: How Conflict and Cooperation Have Shaped Men and Women from Prehistory to the Present and The Company of Strangers: A Natural History of Economic Life (both Princeton). Morteza Hajizadeh is a Ph.D. graduate in English from the University of Auckland in New Zealand. His research interests are Cultural Studies; Critical Theory; Environmental History; Medieval (Intellectual) History; Gothic Studies; 18th and 19th Century British Literature. YouTube channel. Twitter. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/sociology

Religion in the twenty-first century is alive and well across the world, despite its apparent decline in North America and parts of Europe. Vigorous competition between and within religious movements has led to their accumulating great power and wealth. Religions in many traditions have honed their competitive strategies over thousands of years. Today, they are big business; like businesses, they must recruit, raise funds, disburse budgets, manage facilities, organize transportation, motivate employees, and get their message out. In The Divine Economy (Princeton UP, 2024), economist Paul Seabright argues that religious movements are a special kind of business: they are platforms, bringing together communities of members who seek many different things from one another—spiritual fulfilment, friendship and marriage networks, even business opportunities. Their function as platforms, he contends, is what has allowed religions to consolidate and wield power. This power can be used for good, especially when religious movements provide their members with insurance against the shocks of modern life, and a sense of worth in their communities. It can also be used for harm: political leaders often instrumentalize religious movements for authoritarian ends, and religious leaders can exploit the trust of members to inflict sexual, emotional, financial or physical abuse, or to provoke violence against outsiders. Writing in a nonpartisan spirit, Seabright uses insights from economics to show how religion and secular society can work together in a world where some people feel no need for religion, but many continue to respond with enthusiasm to its call. Paul Seabright teaches economics at the Toulouse School of Economics, and until 2021 was director of the multidisciplinary Institute for Advanced Study in Toulouse. From 2021 to 2023, he was a Fellow of All Souls College at the University of Oxford. His books include The War of the Sexes: How Conflict and Cooperation Have Shaped Men and Women from Prehistory to the Present and The Company of Strangers: A Natural History of Economic Life (both Princeton). Morteza Hajizadeh is a Ph.D. graduate in English from the University of Auckland in New Zealand. His research interests are Cultural Studies; Critical Theory; Environmental History; Medieval (Intellectual) History; Gothic Studies; 18th and 19th Century British Literature. YouTube channel. Twitter. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/religion

Unlike the cooperative systems often attributed to bee societies, bumblebees rely on individual initiative to gather nectar and maximize productivity, with each bee selecting the most rewarding flowers based on personal effort. This efficient, self-driven system benefits the entire colony and is evidence of our Creator's careful design. To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/1232/29

So what's it all about, economic life?  People will kill and die for their economic theories, but the theories never quite square with the way things are – behind the theorizing.Abigail L. Rosenthal is Professor Emerita at Brooklyn College of The City University of New York. She is the author of Confessions of A Young Philosopher (forthcoming), which is a woman's "confession" in the tradition of Augustine and Rousseau. She writes a weekly online column, "Dear Abbie: The Non-Advice Column" along with "Dear Abbie: The Non-Advice Podcast," where she explains why women's lives are highly interesting. Many of her articles are accessible at https://brooklyn-cuny.academia.edu/AbigailMartin. She edited The Consolations of Philosophy: Hobbes's Secret; Spinoza's Way by her father, the late Henry M. Rosenthal. She is married to Jerry L. Martin, also a philosopher. They live in Bucks County, Pennsylvania. She can be reached a dearabbiesilvousplait@gmail.com.We live under the sheltering umbrellas of our worldviews.  To the point where we would feel naked if we were caught in the street without them.

Work is both a gift and a duty. Today, we explore how labor can impact man's dignity and unite us to Jesus, the carpenter. Fr. Mike emphasizes that work should not be ordered towards economic gain, but rather, it should be ordered toward man's dignity and the human community. Today's readings are Catechism paragraphs 2426-2436. This episode has been found to be in conformity with the Catechism by the Institute on the Catechism, under the Subcommittee on the Catechism, USCCB. For the complete reading plan, visit ascensionpress.com/ciy Please note: The Catechism of the Catholic Church contains adult themes that may not be suitable for children - parental discretion is advised.

Prof. Martin Chung (Hong Kong Baptist University/Center for the Study of Ethnic Conflict, Queens University Belfast) gave a lecture to the Maurin Academy introducing us to Catholic Social Teaching on economic life and the international community. … More Prof. Martin Chung on “Catholic Social Teaching on Economic Life and the International Community.”

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IntroductionHaving previously welcomed Rabbi Dr. Phil Lieberman to The Jewish Drinking Show for the geonic terms for alcoholic beverages, we welcome him back for the 160th episode of the show to discuss wine, drinking, and drunkenness in Maimonides' Guide for the Perplexed.Biography of GuestRabbi Dr. Lieberman is a social, economic, and legal historian of the Jews of the medieval Islamic world. He holds a BA (with distinction in economics) from the University of Washington, a MSc in Economics from the London School of Economics, a MA in Talmud and Rabbinic Ordination from the Jewish Theological Seminary, a MA and PhD in Near Eastern Studies from Princeton University, and Semikha from Yeshivat Chovevei Torah.He is Associate Professor of Jewish Studies and Law, Associate Professor and Chair of Classical and Mediterranean Studies, Associate Professor of Religious Studies, and Affiliated Associate Professor of Islamic Studies and History, at Vanderbilt University. Phil is currently on military leave and serves as Associate Professor in the Department of History at the United States Naval Academy in Annapolis, Maryland.  Phil also serves the US Navy Reserve as a chaplain and was mobilized to Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, where he served as Command Chaplain. He was promoted to the rank of Captain in August 2023 and is the ranking Jewish chaplain in the Department of the Navy.His 2014 book, The Business of Identity: Jews, Muslims, and Economic Life in Medieval Egypt (Stanford University Press) was a finalist for the National Jewish Book Award. His latest book is The Fate of the Jews in the Early Islamic Middle East (2022).  In the first half of 2024, his translation with Lenn Goodman (also of Vanderbilt) of Maimonides' 12th century philosophical classic The Guide to the Perplexed was published by Stanford University Press.Phil lives with his wife, the amazing Dr. Yedida Eisenstat, his four children, and a wild Portuguese Water Dog named Argos in Nashville.Support the showThank you for listening!If you have any questions, suggestions, or more, feel free to reach out at Drew@JewishDrinking.coml'chaim!

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What exactly is your Economic Life Value and why does it matter? In this episode, Hans Toohey and Brian Moody delve into the often overlooked concept of Economic Life Value—your potential financial contribution over the course of your working life. While your intrinsic worth as a person is immeasurable, there is a tangible monetary value to your ability to earn, which can be insured. This value, known as Human Life Value, represents a significant asset, more important than tangible assets like homes or vehicles. For instance, a 25-year-old earning $100,000 annually has the potential to generate $4 million over a 40-year career. This calculation forms the basis for potential insurance coverage, underscoring the importance of maximizing this to safeguard your family's financial future. Personal development and strategic investments in oneself can boost one's Economic Life Value. Maximizing insurance coverage is both a financial strategy and a moral obligation to those who have families dependent on them. Tune in to learn how recognizing and insuring your Economic Life Value can offer security and stability for your loved ones, and why it's crucial to ensure this asset is fully protected. Differentiating Economic and Intrinsic Value:  There's a difference between a person's intrinsic value, which cannot be measured monetarily, and their Economic Life Value, which is the potential income one can generate over their career. This Economic Life Value can be insured, representing the monetary value of one's ability to earn. Importance of Maximizing Insurance Coverage: It's crucial to maximize life insurance coverage to match one's Economic Life Value. This ensures that in the event of an untimely death, one's family remains financially secure, and can provide the monetary value of their income even if they are no longer around to earn it. Investment in Self: Invest in personal development to increase one's Economic Life Value. Investing in education, skills, and mindset can lead to higher income potential, which, in turn, can and should be protected through appropriate insurance coverage. Moral Responsibility to Family: It's not just a financial strategy but also a moral obligation to secure life insurance that reflects one's full Economic Life Value. This ensures that dependents are not left in a precarious financial situation, aligning with the broader responsibility of providing for one's family even in one's absence. Resources Mentioned: Economic Life value video: https://oneamerica-3.wistia.com/medias/mo0psuy409 ELV Calculator(scroll down to bottom of this page to find calculator pop-up link): https://www.oneamerica.com/individuals/offerings/life-insurance-products/whole-life Got Questions? Reach out to us at info@remnantfinance.com ⁠Visit https://remnantfinance.com for more information FOLLOW REMNANT FINANCE Youtube: @RemnantFinance (https://www.youtube.com/@RemnantFinance) Facebook: @remnantfinance (https://www.facebook.com/profile?id=61560694316588) Twitter: @remnantfinance (https://x.com/remnantfinance) TikTok: @RemnantFinance Don't forget to hit LIKE and SUBSCRIBE 

We look at how soaring food and fuel prices are affecting the tiny island nation in the western Pacific Ocean.Like much of the world, the Covid-19 pandemic and the war in Ukraine have led to supply chain issues, and rising costs.And with limited opportunities, young people are facing the question, should they stay or leave and chase careers elsewhere?Produced and presented by Frey Lindsay(Image: People gathered under the Japan-Palau Friendship bridge in Koror, Palau. Credit: Frey Lindsay/BBC)

Often when we talk about competition between two nations, the US and China is the perfect example for today, we get arguments that are boiled down to broad ideas; like East vs the West and capitalism vs communism. But when we do this, we often lose a lot of nuance and miss some important details. Not too long ago, the US and the West were competing with the USSR and pooled their resources towards containing the spread of communism. Fast forward to now and some of the satellite states and former Soviet Union nations have turned into development success stories. Nations like Poland have increased their GDP by 179% since the fall of the USSR in 1990; Estonia's GDP per capita in 1995 was $3,134, and in 2021 it's just below $28,000. Dr. Gevorkyan received his bachelor's degree in International Trade and Finance from Louisiana State University, two master's in Economics from The New School and Louisiana State University, and his Ph.D. in economics from the New School. He is an expert on Central Eastern Europe and the Former Soviet Union economies. He is the author of numerous journals and articles, as well as the author of two books: "Transition Economies" and "Financial Deepening and Post-Crisis Development in Emerging Markets." He is a professor and Henry George Chair in Economics at St. John's University, as well as a member here at the Henry George School. Together, we discussed some recent economic and political trends within the region, changes to the overall base and superstructure of the economy, and why a poly-crisis may not be as bad as it seems. To check out more of our content, including our research and policy tools, visit our website: ⁠https://www.hgsss.org/⁠ Podcasts and Publications Mentioned: How Martin Wolf Understands This Global Economic Moment on The Ezra Klein Show: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/how-martin-wolf-understands-this-global-economic-moment/id1548604447?i=1000623031651 Gevorkyan, A.V. (ed.). 2023. Foreign Exchange Constraint and Developing Economies. Northampton, MA: Edward Elgar Publishing. https://www.e-elgar.com/shop/usd/foreign-exchange-constraint-and-developing-economies-9781800880498.html Gevorkyan, A.V. 2018. Transition Economies: Transformation, Development, and Society in Eastern Europe and the Former Soviet Union. Oxford: Routledge. https://goo.gl/otvbQe Minsky, H. Stabilizing an Unstable Economy  https://www.amazon.com/Stabilizing-Unstable-Economy-Hyman-Minsky/dp/0071592997 Kondratieff, N. (1935), ‘The Long Waves in Economic Life,' Review of Economics and Statistics, 18 (6), 105–115. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/smart-talk-hgsss/support

Andriy Ivanovych Sadovyi is a Ukrainian politician, and Mayor of Lviv. Lviv is a vibrant, highly cultured, and tech-savvy city, the administrative centre of the Lviv Oblast of western Ukraine. Andrei was prominent in the revolutions that transformed Ukraine and is Leader of the Self Reliance party. --------- LINKS: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andriy_Sadovyi https://w4ua.com/?speaker=andriy-sadovyi https://twitter.com/AndriySadovyi Unbroken - rehabilitation centre, Lviv, Ukraine https://unbroken.org.ua/ ---------

IntroductionHaving previously published an episode concerning Geonic literature, for the 136th episode of The Jewish Drinking Show, we take a step back and consider terms for beverages in literature of the Geonic rabbis. We welcome first-time guest, Rabbi Dr. Phil Lieberman for this episode.Biography of GuestPhil Lieberman is a social, economic, and legal historian of the Jews of the medieval Islamic world. He holds a BA (with distinction in economics) from the University of Washington, a MSc in Economics from the London School of Economics, a MA in Talmud and Rabbinic Ordination from the Jewish Theological Seminary, a MA and PhD in Near Eastern Studies from Princeton University, and Semikha from Yeshivat Chovevei Torah.He is Associate Professor of Jewish Studies and Law, Associate Professor and Chair of Classical and Mediterranean Studies, Associate Professor of Religious Studies, and Affiliated Associate Professor of Islamic Studies and History, at Vanderbilt University. His 2014 book, The Business of Identity: Jews, Muslims, and Economic Life in Medieval Egypt (Stanford University Press) was a finalist for the National Jewish Book Award. Phil also serves the US Navy Reserve as a chaplain.Phil lives with his wife, the amazing Dr. Yedida Eisenstat, his four children, and a wild Portuguese Water Dog named Argos in Nashville.Support the showThank you for listening!If you have any questions, suggestions, or more, feel free to reach out at Drew@JewishDrinking.coml'chaim!

What does it mean to write "intimate histories" of economic life? How might a focus on "the intimate" transform the way historians perceive and describe the economic past? Six scholars address those questions in this episode of the History Workshop podcast.

Like all other places, Africa has a more nuanced history than what people previously have believed. The continent was not devoid of technology before the advent of colonialism, as there were pockets of inventiveness and small-scale manufacturing. Original Article: "Yes, Precolonial Africa Had Technology and Economic Life before Colonialism" This Audio Mises Wire is generously sponsored by Christopher Condon.

Like all other places, Africa has a more nuanced history than what people previously have believed. The continent was not devoid of technology before the advent of colonialism, as there were pockets of inventiveness and small-scale manufacturing. Original Article: "Yes, Precolonial Africa Had Technology and Economic Life before Colonialism" This Audio Mises Wire is generously sponsored by Christopher Condon.

What are the Seven Themes of Catholic Social Teaching?Human beings are social, by nature; we do not live in isolation. The teachings of the Church regarding good social ordering springs from the heart of Christ. We are called to holiness, but this call requires cooperation with those around us to be authentic followers of Jesus.To understand how we are to order our society, we need to heed Catholic Social Teaching (CST). The U.S bishops offers us seven themes of CST: 1) the Life and Dignity of the Human Person, 2) the Call to Family, Community, and Participation, 3) Rights and Responsibilities, 4) the Option for the Poor and Vulnerable, 5) The Dignity of Work and the Rights of Workers, 6) Solidarity, and 7) Care for God's Creation. To His disciples, Jesus says, “Amen, I say to you, whatever you did for one of these least brothers of mine, you did for me (Mt 25:40).” And He also says, “… what you did not do for one of these least ones, you did not do for me (Mt 25:45).” This implies that there must be action taken by the members of the Body of Christ in each of the seven themes.Does Jesus, therefore, ask us to be social justice warriors? Do we need to take on one of the themes as a project? Or do we need to try to tackle all seven? Some, in the Church, fight for the dignity of life while others focus more on stewardship of the environment. Both are doing these actions out of love of Christ and His creation. However, what I hope we will see in their examination is two things: 1) all seven themes are important and 2) they must be prioritized. 1. The Life and Dignity of the Human PersonHuman life is created in the image and likeness of God. Therefore, each person has dignity and a right to life from the moment of conception in the womb until they draw their final breath. Human life is sacred, which means that it has been set apart. The Church fills out this meaning by calling us to sainthood. Human life is under direct attack from the evils of abortion and euthanasia, which are unacceptable under any circumstance. There is also a threat to the value of human life from embryonic stem cell research, cloning, and the imprudent use of the death penalty. There are unjust wars, acts of terrorism, and acts of violence in our world.Catholic social teaching exhorts nations to find peaceful solutions to disputes whenever possible. However, a nation or an individual has the right and obligation to protect innocent human life when it is threatened. The preservation of innocent human life is a principle contained in this theme of the life and dignity of the human person.2. The Call to Family, Community, and ParticipationIn 1960, the global divorce rate was 12%. Divorce is also a violence to a couple because marriage is a lifelong union. There is no such thing as a clean divorce; someone is always harmed. For this reason, the Church tenderly reaches out to those who have suffered divorce to offer the healing of Christ. A few years ago, the global divorce rate was 44%. In the United States, the rate is 46%, 42% in the United Kingdom, and 38% in Australia. With such high divorce rates, it is not uncommon to see broken families. Catholic social teaching upholds that the person is sacred, but that the person is also social. Our economics, politics, laws, policies, and social institutions must therefore defend marriage and the family. Without the family being at the core, these social institutions will erode and eventually break apart. With crumbling families, the need for community has never been more important. It is our obligation as Catholics to reach out to our fellow man, especially the poor and vulnerable. All are called, regardless of race, religion, or ethnicity to seek the common good.Our participation in our community is not negotiable. We need our brothers and sisters and they need us. Our world has become increasingly isolated which is contrary to God's design for us as individuals and as a society. As a result, rates of mental illness and suicide have skyrocketed. As Catholics, we are called to breathe life into our communities, in Christ, by the power of the Holy Spirit. 3. Rights and Responsibilities For communities to thrive and uphold the dignity of human life, rights must be protected and responsibilities met. Pope St. John XXIII enumerates these rights: “We must speak of man's rights. Man has the right to live.  He has the right to bodily integrity and to the means necessary for the proper development of life, particularly food, clothing, shelter, medical care, rest, and, finally, the necessary social services. In consequence, he has the right to be looked after in the event of ill health; disability stemming from his work; widowhood; old age; enforced unemployment; or whenever through no fault of his own he is deprived of the means of livelihood (Pacem in Terris, 11).”Every natural right begins with the right to life, because without life there are no other rights. The natural rights listed by Pope St. John XXIII lead to the duty of the state and individuals to protect the rights of others. There is also a responsibility to use these rights well in the service of God and man. We are not free to do whatever we please; we are free to choose the good. This is how rights and responsibilities are two sides of the same coin.4. The Option for the Poor and VulnerableIn nations ravaged by communism, there is an ever-widening gap between the super-rich and the ultra-poor. In areas of unfettered capitalism and many types of socialism, there is likewise a disappearing middle class. In other words, societies that do not care for the poor and vulnerable tend to lead to the poor getting poorer and the rich getting richer.The Catholic Church has always upheld the call of Christ Himself to the corporal works of mercy. The needs of the poor and vulnerable must come before our own. This is called the preferential option for the poor. Do I feed the hungry, give drink to the thirsty, welcome the stranger, clothe the naked, care for the ill, visit the imprisoned, and bury the dead? Notice I said “Do I?” It is not enough for our parish to do these things; in one way or another, we will be individually judged by God on whether we personally contributed to these efforts in service of Christ, according to the circumstances of our own lives.5. The Dignity of Work and the Rights of WorkersWork has dignity because it is a participation in the creation of God. Further, economies exist to serve the people in a society. We do not work simply to make money. If work has dignity, then the rights of workers should be protected. The U.S. bishops summarized the rights of workers very well: “All people have the right to economic initiative, to productive work, to just wages and benefits, to decent working conditions, as well as to organize and join unions or other associations. (United States Conference of Catholic Bishops, A Catholic Framework for Economic Life, no. 5).” 6. SolidarityAll of our earthly fathers share in the Fatherhood of God; they are a sort of “icon” of the Father. Our Father in Heaven has called us His own through the waters of Baptism. Therefore, in Christ, we are all brothers and sisters; we have become co-heirs to the kingdom. Beyond our own belonging to the Mystical Body of Christ, we also share in our one Creator. Therefore, we all belong to one human family, regardless of nation, race, ethnicity, economic or ideological differences. Recent technological shifts and globalization have made this reality clearer (while unfortunately undermining solidarity in key ways - but that's a whole other episode). The fact is that we are connected. Our solidarity with our one human family spurs us to pursue true justice and peace. In the midst of sufferings, especially violence and conflict, we are called by the Church to work for peace, in solidarity with one another.7. Care for God's CreationOur Holy Father, Pope Francis, followed suit after Pope St. John Paul II and Pope Benedict XVI, and wrote beautifully on the care for our common home in his work: Laudato Si. In this document, he writes, “Once we start to think about the kind of world we are leaving to future generations, we look at things differently; we realize that the world is a gift which we have freely received and must share with others. Since the world has been given to us, we can no longer view reality in a purely utilitarian way, in which efficiency and productivity are entirely geared to our individual benefit (Laudato Si, 159).”Caring for God's Creation is part and parcel of the Catholic life. In our throw away culture, we realize that the environment is impacted by wastefulness and the dignity of human life is impacted by a disregard for the poor. Everything in God's creation is connected, and we must seek to serve God and our fellow man in all things.Applying These Themes in Our LivesSo, how do we actually go about applying these principles to our lives? Over the course of history, there have been hundreds of different cultures, customs, circumstances, political systems, and so forth. It stands to reason that the practical instantiation of these principles will vary due to the tangible situation of a particular time, people, and place. The seven themes of Catholic social teaching fall under the unflinching category of Faith and Morals. Faith and Morals have been infallibly declared by the teaching authority of the Church and they apply to all places, times, peoples, and circumstances. This means that Catholics of good will are not at liberty to disagree on these central teachings of the Church, in principle.The key distinction is: principle vs. application.Catholic political and social engagement, or tangible application of principles, can be called prudential judgment. Prudential judgment is making decisions, in line with the Faith and Morals of the Church, using the virtue of prudence. “Prudence is the virtue that disposes practical reason to discern our true good in every circumstance and to choose the right means of achieving it; ‘the prudent man looks where he is going.' (CCC 1806)”Prudential judgment takes practice, listening to God, and being formed in the principles of Catholic teaching - and the other teachings of Faith and Morals of the Church, of course. The solutions Catholics may take on social welfare systems, minimum wage, and other political issues will and can vary from person to person. Further, what works well in one area of the world may be wholly inappropriate in another locale. Rarely is anything black and white. However, there is usually a solution which borrows from one side and another. This is the perennial Catholic both/and position, and a reminder that we need both “conservative” and “liberal” forces in the application of principles.Need to PrioritizeIn the application of the seven themes of Catholic social teaching, it is important to prioritize. We cannot tackle all seven at once. It really is a team effort. But, we must let the Lord lead the way. We cannot think of any of the seven themes as pet projects. We are a Church of Christ not a church of causes!The trick then becomes: who decides the prioritization? The key principle we need to utilize is subsidiarity.The Principle of SubsidiarityTo make the best decision possible, the Church employs the organizing principle of subsidiarity. Basically, this principle states that the best decisions for a local community are made at the lowest possible level and the highest level necessary. In the hierarchy of the Church, the Pope makes decisions based on the common good of the whole Church on earth, whereas a local bishop makes decisions only in his particular geographical area or diocese. Likewise, a pastor represents his bishop and makes decisions for his own parish and parish boundaries. However, subsidiarity is best shown by the family: the foundational cell of society. Parents make decisions for their family, especially their children, without overreach from the local, state, or federal government. The family then makes decisions with other families at the local community and parish level. If the decision needs broader input, then it might fall to the state or eventually the federal government. Subsidiarity, once again, dictates that if the family has the power to make and implement the decision, then they alone should do so. Practically, an example of something that might take federal reach would be border security or a standing military. These are out of the reach of a smaller level of governance (individual, family, community, or state). If an entity has proper authority and they are the closest to the situation, they ought to make the decision. Pope Pius XI illustrates this principle and safeguards the diversity of humanity and richness of her talents when he says, “… it is gravely wrong to take from individuals what they can accomplish by their own initiative and industry and give it to the community, so also it is an injustice and at the same time a grave evil and disturbance of right order to assign to a greater and higher association what lesser and subordinate organizations can do (QA 79).”The Common GoodSubsidiarity is always ordered to the common good. This means that governments have the solemn responsibility to create the conditions of human flourishing. The proper authorities must be ready to provide the resources and direction necessary to direct the community to the common good. Each individual has something to offer and ought to be engaged in their own welfare as well. Pope Benedict XVI puts it this way:“Subsidiarity respects personal dignity by recognizing in the person a subject who is always capable of giving something to others (CV 57).”  Subsidiarity transcends any political system or political affiliation. This guiding principle represents the great Catholic both/and. We have an obligation to the poor and vulnerable and to maintain the dignity and productivity of all people. In other words, subsidiarity must be linked to the principle of Catholic social teaching of solidarity! If we have subsidiarity without solidarity, society becomes disconnected and privatized to the extreme. If we have solidarity but no subsidiarity, society “gives way to paternalistic social assistance that is demeaning to those in need (CV 58).”A Proper PrioritizingA proper prioritization of Catholic social teaching will, therefore, apply the principle of subsidiarity. If human dignity is under attack by abortion or euthanasia, then that takes first priority. Protecting human dignity is the preeminent issue to address because without life, no other right matters, and it is manifestly opposed to the common good of all. Then, We must shore up the family as the cell of society. Our families must work together to secure the rights of those around us and fulfill our responsibilities to one another, In justice, the virtuous pursuit of rights and responsibilities must have a preferential option for the poor and vulnerable, who must never be forgotten and brought further into the community, Of course, a community needs participation, but specifically in the form of dignified work and the rights of workers which must be protected, Further, our society, now solidly functioning at the local level must never lose sight of our solidarity, our interconnectedness, and, to some extent, this will extend to our state and nation and the whole world, and While accomplishing all of these things, we must do our part to care for God's creation as good stewards.As presented above, the themes of Catholic social teaching are not at odds with one another; they are not pet projects. God may call us to emphasize one or the other more prominently in our own work or ministry. Hopefully from the way I organized it, you can also see what I mean by the importance of prioritizing the themes as well. They build upon one another, like a building.You may think that the themes should be taken all at once, like a “seamless garment,” but this approach does not take into account that a prioritized layering is necessary, nor does it do justice to the necessary principle of subsidiarity. Ultimately, the seamless garment hypothesis does not do justice to Catholic social teaching, in practice. Generally, this idea of the seamless garment is where Catholics, well intentioned as they might be, go off the rails and become SJWs or “Social Justice Warriors.” The Lord calls us to practice justice in society, but it has to be done in a prudent way, respecting the principle of subsidiarity. So, no, we are not called to be social justice warriors. We are called to focus on Jesus Christ and live our lives as His hands and fight, keeping the themes of Catholic Social Teaching in mind and in the proper prioritization.PLEASE CONSIDER SHARING THIS ARTICLE WITH YOUR FRIENDS AND FAMILY!This post is public so please share it by clicking the blue button below! This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit willwrightcatholic.substack.com

S01E19 Taiping Rebellion: At Thistle Mountain In this episode, we talk further about the solidification of the Taiping movement's ideology and and increasingly open action against Chinese religion and Qing rule. New books mentioned: China's War on Smuggling: Law, Economic Life, and the Making of the Modern State, 1842-1965 by Philip Thai Just started reading: The Scramble for China: Foreign Devils in the Qing Empire, 1832-1914 by Robert Bickers Increasing Confrontation with Chinese Religion and Qing Authorities At Thistle Mountain, Hong Xiuquan make their first large action against a local idol. They destroy it and put up posters with Taiping teachings on them, desecrating the religious site. Local authorities arrest one of Hong's associates, Feng Yunshan, a believer organizes a jailbreak, then then an even larger militia force rearrests Feng and arrests the second guy and things get quite tense. Although Feng eventually gets off through careful argumentation and a judicious cash bribe, the persecution increases the fervor of local believers. Additional Voices Bringing Messages from God While Hong Xiuquan and Feng Yunshan are away from their Thistle Mountain base area, two additional people become sources of messages from God according to the Taiping movement. One brings messages from God the Father, one brings messages from Jesus for his younger brother, Hong Xiuquan. Death of Hong Xiuquan's Father Hong's father dies and asks to be buried according to the Taiping movement's rites. According to Confucian mourning customs, Hong does not cut his hair for three years ... and doesn't cut it again into the queue commanded by the Qing. Using the mourning rituals as cover for increased defiance toward the Qing rulers, Hong moves the Taiping Rebellion closer to open uprising. If You'd Like to Support the Podcast Subscribe, share, leave a rating. Give once, give monthly at www.buymeacoffee.com/crpodcast Subscribe to the substack newsletter at https://chineserevolutions.substack.com/ Also... Please reach out at chineserevolutions@gmail.com and let me know what you think!

This week we take a close look through an economic prism at the war and its effects in Russia and worldwide, joined by a terrific group of economic and political experts – Congressman Ro Khanna, Professor Justin Wolfers, and MSNBC anchor Stephanie Ruhle. The group evaluates the efficacy of the sanctions, and whether any sanctions regime can upend Putin. Moving to the United States, the group discusses the overall state of the economy, focusing on inflation, which last week hit a 40-year high.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

With virtually every economic indicator calling for rate hikes, Canadian mortgage holders are left wondering how to prepare and react to the already-in-progress wave of interest rate volatility. Regardless of the degree and timing of the pending increases, concerned mortgage holders in Canada have the opportunity to control their own destiny and minimize (or even eliminate) potential risks associated with rising interest rates (i.e. higher mortgage payments). Click Here to be redirected to the blog version of this episode.Contact Marko, he's a Mortgage Broker!604-800-9593 direct Vancouver403-606-3751 direct Calgarymarkogelo.comFacebook@markogelo (Twitter)MarkoMusic (SoundCloud Account)...all podcast music tracks are performed and produced by Marko See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Have you ever seen the little box in the Cost Approach of an appraisal that says "Total Remaining Economic Life"? Have you ever wondered what that really means, and how appraisers make that determination? I talk about it in this episode. Thanks for listening! Here's a link to the article if you prefer to read it. (Link) --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/clevelandappraisalblog/message

The moral roots of liberals and conservatives - Jonathan Haidt   Jonathan Haidt joined New York University Stern School of Business in July 2011. He is the Thomas Cooley Professor of Ethical Leadership, based in the Business and Society Program. Professor Haidt is a social psychologist whose research examines the intuitive foundations of morality. His most recent book is the New York Times bestseller, The Righteous Mind: Why Good People are Divided by Politics and Religion. In that book Haidt offers an account of the origins of the human moral sense, and he shows how variations in moral intuitions can help explain the polarization and dysfunction of American politics. At Stern he is applying his research on moral psychology to rethink the way business ethics is studied and is integrated into the curriculum. His goal is to draw on the best behavioral science research to create organizations that function as ethical systems, with only minimal need for directly training people to behave ethically. He co-founded the research collaboration at EthicalSystems.org. His next book will be titled Three Stories About Capitalism: The Moral Psychology of Economic Life . Before coming to Stern, Professor Haidt taught for 16 years at the University of Virginia. His first book was The Happiness Hypothesis: Finding Modern Truth in Ancient Wisdom. His writings appear frequently in The New York Times and The Wall Street Journal, and he has given four TED talks. He was named one of the top global thinkers by Foreign Policy magazine and also by Prospect magazine. Professor Haidt received a B.A. in Philosophy from Yale University and a Ph.D. in Psychology from the University of Pennsylvania.

Timestamps follow! Please Like, Comment, and Subscribe! 1:08 33xpl's self-created “Summer Tour” of thoroughbred racing is ending after 18 weeks and 37 races at 15 racetracks over 9 states—Whew! 2:05 Is handicapping like running an athletic marathon? Spoiler: NO, but we're still exhausted messes. 2:31 Weej recaps last weekend's Sands Point at Belmont. The delightfully-named Fluffy Socks won for Trixie! Runaway Rumor's second-place finish plea$ed her and Weej. 4:05 Harajuku disappointed, 7th of 7! 6:18 The Queen Elizabeth II Challenge Cup at Keeneland, a G1 race for fillies on turf. 7:04 We stupidly avoided favorite Shantisara, a decision which NAGS at Weej, get it? 7:36 Sire Uncle Mo's progeny seem to be killing it recently. 8:16 Trainer Chad Brown's horses ruled the weekend! Lesson: Do not avoid the Fave or the Flav (ien Prat). 9:33 Flippant, of Tapit's line, and Empress Josephine both hung in the back of the bus with the bad kids. 11:02 Weej opines that turf races seem to last, like good chewing gum.

The Company Of Strangers by renowned economist Paul Seabright illustrates how fragile everyday life can be. In this episode, he talks about the book and describes how our ability to reason abstractly has enabled institutions such as money, markets, and banking systems to lay the foundation for the social trust we rely on daily.How did trust shift from smaller communities and family units to larger institutions like governments, states, and large companies? You won't want to miss out on Paul's insight into how disciplines like anthropology and biology explain how humans developed the ability to trust total strangers.Episode Quotes:What drew you to these other disciplines, biology, and anthropology, and see it as something adjacent to economics?I guess there are two answers to that. One is that I hung around with many biologists and anthropologists, and people in my youth. I met Richard Dawkins. I've been advised by a tutor in philosophy to read up some socio-biology, which was the stuff that was happening at the time. He put me in touch with Richard a very long time ago, when Richard had just become famous as the author of The Selfish Gene. And then I spent quite a lot of time with anthropologists. For me, it was just a natural way of thinking about the world. I almost felt that I had to put on a special uniform to be an economist. In contrast, I felt comfortable with just thinking about human beings as this kind of population that you could study, pretty much like the nature movies that I watched.On costly signaling and how brands are utilizing it to earn and build our trust as consumers:If it's somebody wearing the uniform of Amazon from which I'd buy a dishwasher, then I do it very, very quickly. If it's a uniform, but not one I've ever seen before, you know, I might stop, and I would think. And then I would sort of figure out, 'Okay, what kind of company has that uniform?' So, there is implicitly a complex model in which I have the whole human resources department of that company in mind. And thinking about what are their incentives to do background checks on people. When you have innovations in a corporate organization like Uber, people start to ask themselves these questions. I think lots of people hadn't asked themselves why it might be important that it was so difficult to get a taxi license until Uber came along. And people realized that actually, in a world in which it's much easier to become an Uber driver than to get a taxi license, there may be hidden dangers.. Uber itself started to implement new policies and to make a lot of fuss about that. I often think that when you get innovation in a corporate form that suddenly you realize, all of these influences that are going in your head under the radar of consciousness have to be brought up into consciousness and inspected.Thoughts on how women fit into a male dominated-narrative of trust in the 20th century?Now there's a whole set of questions about the 20th-century roles on, about where do women fit into the story? In the traditional conquering, killing, and slaying the dragon myth, the damsel is waiting for the hero, and she falls into his arms. She's not engaged in a similar kind of heroic myth or heroic narrative herself. And clearly, something had to give in the way firms were organized. They had to give a role to the working woman. And not just say that it's the woman's job to be there for when the man returns from his quest.How loyalty and trust is evolving in the workplace?But of course, then the other thing was when, you realize that more and more, there are demands from modern life for people to be flexible. People who are going to be Uber drivers, many of them want flexibility. But what flexibility doesn't deliver is a narrative about your place in the wider whole. You may, at some period in your young life, be thrilled to be an Uber driver because you can fit it in around looking after your kids or, doing a second job, or doing a more lucrative job, which you can't do all the time. I think Uber is great in lots of ways, but it doesn't offer people this sense of belonging that those big firms used to.Time Code:00:01:23 What drew you to biology and anthropology, disciplines that are adjacent to economics?00:04:34 What are the unique organizational, social and reproductive strategies of humans compared to gorillas, chimpanzees and bonobos?00:08:14 Trusting at two levels; trusting kin and strangers00:11:48 Why is the notion of reciprocity hardwired and how did this become mutation-resistant?00:18:19 Violence inflicted between people because of fears00:20:36 How do we take face-to-face signaling models and turn them into these larger institutional signals00:23:52 How did trust shift from smaller communities and family units to larger institutions like governments, states, and large companies00:32:27 Can we still rely on churches for sense of community and belongingness?00:40:02 Sexual and gender relations of humans in comparison to other animals00:46:41 Signaling in human males and females00:49:49 Treating colleagues in a gender-neutral way00:52:54 The importance of narratives in building trust00:56:44 How strong and weak among women in marketplaces affect their careers01:00:16 How can educational institutions encourage more exposure to thoughts outside of our main discipline?Show Links:Guest ProfileProfile at Toulouse School of EconomicsProfile at VOX EUHis WorkOfficial WebsitePaul Seabright on Google ScholarThe War of the Sexes: How Conflict and Cooperation Have Shaped Men and Women from Prehistory to the PresentThe Company of Strangers: A Natural History of Economic Life

In the Church today there is confusion as to how storied, biblical truth might be translated into principles, themes, and motifs that later can be applied to the world that surrounds us.  Like finding a common note in a song, or a common image in a story, we can locate repeatedly appearing images, ideas, or themes running throughout the biblical story, ones that can help us evaluate the economic and political world around us.In this episode we explore a particular, overarching concept we believe to be at the center of biblical resource management, something that needs to be at the center of all economic systems – Stewardship.To fit the flow of conversation we have been having so far, our overarching image will need to agree with the topics examined in previous episodes: grace, love, justice, and the kingdom of God.  In future episodes, we will use this approach to evaluate the dominant, overarching economic systems available in the world today, i.e., capitalism and socialism.Texts:David P. Gushee & Glenn H. Stassen, Kingdom Ethics: Following Jesus in Contemporary Context. Second Edition, Grand Rapids: Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing Co., 2016 (ISBN: 978-0-8028-7421-4).Donald A. Hay, Economics Today: A Christian Critique. Vancouver: Regent College Publishing, 2004 (ISBN: 978-157383284).Readings:  ‘Christianity and Economics: Theological Ethics', Hay, Chapter 2 ‘Treasures on Earth: Economic Ethics in the Kingdom Way', Gushee & Stassen, Chapter 18Contact Us!Twitter: @PodLmdFacebook: facebook.com/LMDPodWeb: lmdpod.buzzsprout.comEmail: lmdpod@gmail.com

Israel's military says it struck a thousand targets in Gaza last month, in response to more than 4,300 missiles it claims were fired into Israel. With the latest bout of violence now over, the reconstruction can begin once again. Manuela Saragosa speaks to Samir Mansour, who saw his famous Gaza bookshop destroyed before his eyes. International donors want to help rebuild businesses like Samir's. Elizabeth Campbell, director at the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East, describes how this can be done without also enabling the Hamas government, which is labelled a terrorist group by the US, EU and Israel. Israel and Egypt maintain a blockade on Gaza that has rendered commerce with the outside world almost impossible. But could the economy have great potential, were the blockade ever lifted? Asmaa AbuMezied of Oxfam points to Gaza's fledgling startup scene, while Manal White of the social enterprise Zaytoun in London highlights the opportunity for Gazan agricultural exports. Producer: Frey Lindsay (Picture: Samir Mansour stands before the remains of his bookstore in Gaza; Credit: Marcus Yam/Los Angeles Times/Getty Images)

A story about the economic value of pollinationGlossary: biodiversity, ecosystem servicesSources:Climate solutions: Working with nature, Stephen Hart and Andrew Neill, European Investment Bank, 2019 See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

a very punk rock introduction into the Concept of Three Fold Books To Read: "The Central Question of Economic Life" by Rudolf Steiner "Toward Social Renewal" by Rudolf Steiner WWW.rudolfsteinerweb.com

Philip Thai is Associate Professor of History at Northeastern University. He is a historian of Modern China, with research interests in legal history, economic history, business history, and history of capitalism. He is the author of China’s War on Smuggling: Law, Economic Life, and the Making of the Modern State, 1842–1965 (Columbia University Press and a Study of the Weatherhead East Asian Institute, published in 2018). The book examines the impact of smuggling and illicit trade in China from the late Qing dynasty to the People’s Republic. The Harvard on China Podcast is hosted by James Gethyn Evans at the Fairbank Center for Chinese Studies

Dr. Olateju returns to our podcast to talk plastics—and how the sustainable finance industry could give Canada's plastics recycling market a much-needed boost.  Read the full story, Balancing power with capital in Canada's circular plastics economy (October 7, 2020, 4-minute read), at https://is.gd/uuU87C. Discover more Innovation & Technology projects and access all our research at conferenceboard.ca. 

The economic picture in the U.S. has devastated millions of people thanks to Donald Trump's tax cuts for billionaires and his psychopathic terrorism against over 221,000 people and counting. Omar Moore analyzes the dire economy under Trump and his deliberate tax cuts for billionaires as millions of average people are starving and many, many thousands of people are sick or dying from coronavirus or are being evicted from their homes or are unemployed. Plus: The urgency to vote with 14 voting days remaining. Also: The untold stories of nursing home care workers amidst the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. October 20, 2020. VOTE EARLY. Phonebank. Text. Persuade. Now. Links to some of the stories and audio featured in this episode: U.S. economy in 2020, posts its worst drop in history: https://cnn.it/2TcHUwY Record-long food bank lines across America: https://bit.ly/3ocKFfZ Trump abruptly ends stimulus talks after Fed Chair Jerome Powell urges economic support: https://nyti.ms/3jkr49Q Joe Biden's economic plan for working families: https://bit.ly/37phgJf A tale of two tax policies: Trump rewards wealth, Biden rewards work: https://bit.ly/3obX9UU The Politicrat Online Shop is now live! Introducing The “VOTE EARLY!” Color Collection (now with EXTRA NEW COLOR T-SHIRTS added): https://bit.ly/3cXPUuD Naked Ballots: https://nakedballots.org Michelle Obama's closing argument for Joe Biden: https://bit.ly/3jJurYZ Democracy Docket: democracydocket.com FIFTEEN VOTING DAYS LEFT in election season. The key to winning the election is MASSIVE EARLY VOTING TURNOUT. Vote EARLY. Omar's voting guide for ALL 50 states and DC, the Secretary of State websites and their voting deadlines of all the states and early voting dates and much more. Updated daily. Please vote on DAY ONE of early voting! bit.ly/3gTm5vB REMINDER: Trump's economic record is one big con: wapo.st/3mhwipE Omar's latest YouTube video on early voting: youtu.be/CROs1Tbfwjo Omar's voter education videos: Facebook: http://bit.ly/3aovXvD Instagram: http://bit.ly/3am65Ay YouTube: http://bit.ly/3alt4vN Omar's film review of “Da 5 Bloods” (bit.ly/37nliju). MOORE THOUGHTS: moore.substack.com. Moore On Medium: medium.com/@omooresf The Politicrat YouTube page: bit.ly/3bfWk6V The Politicrat Facebook page: bit.ly/3bU1O7c The Politicrat blog: politicrat.politics.blog PLEASE SUBSCRIBE to this to this podcast! Follow/tweet Omar at: http://twitter.com/thepopcornreel

If it feels like your coworker with kids is never at work which forces you to pick up the slack, you're not alone. Should people be allowed to complain about this to their employer and how can we make sure work places are fair to employees with and without kids? Guest: Dr. Scott Schieman, Professor of Sociology & Canada Research Chair, University of Toronto and Director of the "COVID-19 Impacts on the Quality of Work and Economic Life in Canada" study - If you ask the internet what the standard is for a bad band, the resounding answer you'd get is Nickelback. Is there any actual reason why this Canadian band is chosen as the focal point for so much online hate? Guest: Alan Cross, Music historian, author of 'A Journal of Musical Things' & host of 'The Ongoing History of New Music' See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Bob Dickerson discusses how economic life should be shaped by moral principles and how economic justice will make America great.

This week, Nathan and Amy discuss the next stimulus bill and how it could affect our local economy. Nathan talks about a new SEC rule that could change the financial advice you receive. Nathan interviews Al Riddick, President of Game Time Budgeting, about maintaining your credit score during a pandemic.

In this special episode, The Engineer of Finance talks about what your life is worth. He shares his insights into human life value and economic life value. Ken Greene transitioned from being a Professional Engineer (P.E.) to the “Engineer of Finance.” His goal is to help people become financially independent and help them earn better yields with less risk by investing Off Wall Street.   Links and Resources from this Episode For resources and additional information on this episode go to http://engineeroffinance.com  Connect with Ken Greene http://engineeroffinance.com  Office 775-624-8839 https://www.linkedin.com/in/ken-greene  https://business.facebook.com/GreeneFinance Book a meeting with Ken If you liked what you’ve heard and would like a one-on-one meeting with the Engineer of Finance click here   Show Notes No more talking about COVID_19 - 3:27 What do you do to protect yourself from coronavirus? - 3:42 Creating new strategies - 5:37 Restaurants and social distancing - 7:30 We need the world to start turning again - 9:09 Teaching how to create cash - 11:16 Using the Bankosaurus® as a strategy - 12:00 What’s human life value? - 14:22 What economic life value is - 16:26 The importance of economic life value - 18:45 Protecting your economic life value - 25:09 Creating a Bankosaurus® for your family - 25:52 Review, Subscribe and Share If you like what you hear please leave a review by clicking here Make sure you’re subscribed to the podcast so you get the latest episodes. Subscribe with Apple Podcasts Follow on Spotify Subscribe with Stitcher Subscribe with RSS

This fourth, and final, show in our series on how the coronavirus has affected our lives, our institutions, and planning. Tonight, we look to economic life recovering after the coronavirus pandemic, addressing such questions as whether commercial frustration will allow tenants to terminate the lease without recourse -- because it cannot operate due to a stay at home order – and when will insurance cover your coronavirus losses? Tonight’s guest, Josh Borger practices commercial and civil litigation in a variety of areas, including unfair business practices, breach of contract, trademarks, trade secrets, fraud, employment, insurance coverage and litigation, proposition 65, and general business litigation. Currently of counsel for Boscia Legal in San Jose, Josh has accepted a partnership with the law firm Berliner Cohen in San Jose and will start there on July 1, 2020. Questions for Jeff and Josh? Call us at (866) 798-8255.

Marcus R. Geimer is a german carpenter and pedagogue living in Brasil. His interest is in Human Integrity, which he is exploring in different projects and contexts, such as making natural toys for children, economic education for youth, collaboration trainings in organizations and integrity consulting with individuals. Marcus approach is rooted in the Intuitive Pedagogy of Pär Ahlbom, and greatly influenced by Orland Bishop, whom he was mentored by over a decade. Recently Marcus spoke at the Intergen Summit during Family Office Association meetings in North America, and became part of One Humanity Institute, a global organization fostering humanity at its best. This conversation is an exploration of new economic practices, based on anthroposophical understanding of: Which role Liberty, Fraternity and Equality - the principles of the French Revolution - can play for the regeneration of the social organism. The so called Social Three-Folding is a finding of Rudolf Steiner suggesting the progressive independence of society's economic, political and cultural institutions. It aims to foster: - human rights and equality in political life, - freedom in cultural life, and - associative cooperation in economic life. In 2018 Marcus began designing and realizing economic practices, generating cases with game changing tendencies for our economic reality

If President Donald Trump has already made fateful choices in the new coronavirus crisis, wait for what's to come. Trump appears unwilling if not unlikely to wait on the advice of medical professionals before nudging American society back to life. It's as stark and bleak a choice as any president can face: human life or economic life. Guest: Ron Klain, former Ebola response coordinator for President Obama Please leave us a review! ----> http://bit.ly/2kI0pXP Check out our other podcasts ----> http://bit.ly/2eBJMNa * ABOUT JONATHAN KARL: Jonathan Karl is ABC News Chief Washington Correspondent and Chief White House Correspondent, contributing to all ABC News broadcasts. Karl has covered every major beat in Washington, including the White House, Capitol Hill, the Pentagon, and the State Department. Karl covered all the major candidates in the 2016 election, including the first interview with Donald Trump of the 2016 election cycle. * ABOUT RICK KLEIN: Rick Klein is Political Director of ABC News, leading the network's political coverage and planning, and serves as an on-air political analyst across ABC News platforms. Klein joined ABC News in 2007 from The Boston Globe, where he most recently covered Congress and national politics. Read more ABC News politics coverage: http://abcn.ws/2fRRGC2 Follow Jon on Twitter: http://abcn.ws/2cK8Pv4 Follow Rick on Twitter: http://abcn.ws/2d00npb

Welcome to Finance and Fury, The Furious Friday Edition With the current state of the markets – and the focus only on today's news and short-term cycles - In this episode – we will be looking at economies and markets in relation to Waves and cycles in a complex system – Like seasons in weather – markets have cycles – like weather though, predicting it is not the most accurate – To do this though we will have a look at what is known as a Kondratieff Wave - And do they still have applications to modern financial markets almost 100 years later  Understanding Kondratieff Waves A Kondratieff Wave is a long-term economic cycle believed to be born out of technological innovation - results in a long period of prosperity, then a lull, then a decline Theory was founded by Nikolai D. Kondratieff - a communist Russia-era economist who noticed agricultural commodity and copper prices experienced long-term cycles – focused on other economic cycles involved which have periods of evolution and self-correction. With every rise comes a fall – due to the creative destruction element before the take-off of technology In 1926 - Kondratieff published a study called Long Waves in Economic Life which first looked at these periods Kondratieff noted that capitalist economies have long waves of boom and bust, that he described similar to the seasons in a year. Kondratieff's analysis described how international capitalism had gone through many "great depressions" and as such were a normal part of the international mercantile credit system - The long term business cycles that he identified through his research are also called "K" waves. Long term means long term – not a few years like a business cycle - but 60 years – around 70% of the average life span – so most of us may see one and a half of these cycles play out Today - Kondratieff Waves are relegated to a branch of economics called "heterodox economics," in that it does not conform to the widely accepted, orthodox theories espoused by economists. Provides an alternative approach to mainstream economics that can help explain economic phenomenon that is ignored by equilibrium models – or traditional economics – does do by embedding social and historical factors into analysis – incorporates behavioural economics of both individuals and societies into market equilibriums over long timeframes. Mainstream economists who are currently implementing policy – essentially ruling the economic world should be presumably achieving full employment, constant GDP growth with near-perfect utilisation of resources – but also stay there - perhaps buffeted by mild external shocks – but in all their efforts they fail in the real world K waves faced a lot of hostility on the academic side – criticise equilibrium models of economics which is what academics are built on – Similar to the academic side - This theory was also not welcomed in Kondratieff's Russia - His views were not popular to communist officials, especially Josef Stalin, because they suggested that capitalist nations were not on an inevitable path to destruction but, rather, that they experienced ups and downs At the time – USA was going through the 1929 crash and the great depression of the 1930s – USSR was no better off but the propaganda machine (similar to NK today) couldn’t have the theory of that it was a temporary decline As a result, he ended up in a concentration camp in Siberia and was shot by a firing squad in 1938 So does this wave theory hold up today almost 100 year later? Start by looking at the identified patters - following Kondratieff Waves since the 18th century. The first resulted from the invention of the steam engine and ran from 1780 to 1830. The second cycle arose because of the steel industry and the spread of railroads and ran from 1830 to 1880. The third cycle resulted from electrification and innovation in the chemical industry and ran from 1880 to 1930. The fourth cycle was fuelled by autos and petrochemicals and lasted from 1930 to 1970. The fifth cycle was based on information technology and began in 1970 and ran through the present, though some economists believe we are at the start of a sixth wave that will be driven by biotechnology and healthcare. Modern day economic academics have started to pay attention to this – subject of "cyclical" phenomenon – essay from Professor W. Thompson of Indiana University – took a step back and looked at K waves – concluded that they have influenced world technological development since the 900's – that these developments commenced in 930AD in the Sung province of China - he propounds that since this date there have been 18 K waves lasting on average 60 years Most people are quite familiar with business cycles that tend to be denominated in terms of months to years – For example – typical business cycle goes - Sales are good, people are confident about the future, and unemployment is reduced. Then sales fall off, the immediate future seems gloomier, and unemployment increases. The Kondratieff wave is a longer version of economic fluctuation – built off the theory of technological innovation and subsequent diffusion at the world level - can also have some rather major implications for war, peace, and order in the world system through political instability What drives k-waves has been the subject of considerable analytical dispute. Arguments have been advanced that bestow main driver status on investment, profits, population growth, war, agricultural-industrial trade-offs, prices, and technological innovations Truth be told – who knows what really is the cause – however, the effects of these cycles are what is notable and what we will focus on Each cycle has it sub-cycles – which are dubbed as seasons as broken down into four sub-cycles - The K wave is a 60 year cycle (+/- a few years here or there) with internal phases that are sometimes characterised as seasons: spring, summer, autumn and winter: Spring: Increase in productivity, along with inflation, signifying an economic boom – 1949-1966 Spring (25 years) – Inflationary phase with rising stock prices and increased employment and wages. Phase: new factors of production emerge, creates good economic times, where consumption goes up – people spend more and there is rising inflation – it is the starting period of inflation Best assets are typically real estate and shares – but as this is the start of the new cycle – typically it means that these assets have just gone through a crash This stage is all about confidence turning around and picking up – and when confidence is high – everything booms Except bonds – due to inflation Summer: Increase in the general affluence level leads to changing attitudes toward work that results in a deceleration of economic growth – 1967-1981 Summer (5-10 years) – Stagflation phase with rising interest rates, rising debt and stock corrections. Imbalances lead to war – either economic or physical Interest rates normally rise which combats inflation – and the risking debts also get slowed down – The share markets normally go through a bit of a correction as well or just make no progress and stagnate – There can be a build up of capital goods as consumption starts to lower Hubristic 'peak' war followed by societal doubts and double-digit inflation – but commodities do well in the stage Autumn: Stagnating economic conditions give rise to a deflationary growth spiral that gives rise to isolationist policies, further curtailing growth prospects – 1982 - 2000 Autumn (7-10 years) – Deflation phase where falling interest rates lead to a plateau and stock prices increase sharply Inflation starts to drop to due consumption decreasing The financial fix of inflation leads to a credit boom which creates a false plateau of prosperity that ends in a speculative bubble In this phase due to falling interest rates – debts rise massively – this causes real estate to boom and for bond prices to rise – shares also do well before they have their peak and crash Winter: Economy in the throes of a debilitating depression that tears the social fabric of society, as the gulf between the dwindling number of "haves" and the expanding number of "have-nots" increases dramatically – 2000 – meant to be 2020 Winter (3 year collapse and 15 year readjustment) – Depression phase with stock and debt markets collapsing But commodity prices are increasing. Excess capacity worked off by massive debt repudiation (or debt default), commodity deflation & economic depression. Inevitably – a 'trough' breaks psychology of doom and things move back to the spring cycle Best investments are cash and gold – as shares and bonds (or debt) are in free fall for the first few years – but then go nowhere for a while  Implications for 2020 and Beyond Based on Professor Thompson's analysis, long K cycles have nearly a thousand years of supporting evidence. If we accept the fact that most winters in K cycles last 20 years this would indicate that we should be coming out of the Kondratieff winter that commenced in the year 2000 soon – but does it feel like it? – Gone on a bit long already and it is a deeper topic – so will cover the current cycle in closer detail next Friday Episode In sum, the Kondratieff wave appears to be highly pervasive and hence an important underlying function of the world system – think this is an interesting concept and deserves more recognition than it currently receives. In addition to technology being a major factor in K cycles, credit and banking also play a crucial role. This is due to the fact that new technology spurs growth, initiative, and risk-taking. This mindset encourages investment and lending, thus when the multiplier effect kicks in, economies expand rapidly. Moving the focus and analysis on more modern times – can be seen that periods of "K" expansion and contraction bring with them phases of bigger booms and busts. The picture is doubly exacerbated by increasingly more integrated world funding mechanisms which means these booms and busts are global rather than local and increasingly more political than economic. Also – the credit capacity of Central banks – in modern times they are on steroids compared to the constrictions placed under the gold standard The very fact that Central banks since the 90s have been trying to control inflation and the very cost of money may have broken this cycle- as far as following the timelines but not the patterns A Kondratieff Wave is a long-term economic cycle, indicated by periods of evolution and self-correction, brought about by technological innovation that results in a long period of prosperity. Thank you for listening to today's episode. 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Do ordinary libertarians have something to learn from Christian social teaching? Are all of the Popes wrong about economics? Why is conservative nationalism on the rise? Stephanie Slade from Reason joins us to talk about how Christians can be enlightening libertarians on the importance of culture, not just the role of the regulatory state. She also discusses a concerning phenomenon within conservatism that libertarians should pay attention to. Audio Production by Podsworth Media.

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Czy dzielić się wydatkami po równo znaczy sprawiedliwie? Jak zarządzają pieniędzmi młode małżeństwa, a jak małżeństwa z dziećmi?Czy dokonując wyboru o pozostaniu w domu z dzieckiem kobiety myślą o swojej emeryturze? Zapraszamy do wysłuchania wywiadu z Martą Olcoń-Kubicką pracującą w Instytucie Filozofii i Socjologii PAN oraz w Max Planck Partner Group for the Sociology of Economic Life. W swojej pracy naukowej zajmuje się kulturowymi znaczeniami pieniędzy oraz socjologią ekonomiczną. Specjalizuje się w etnograficznych badaniach gospodarowania domowymi pieniędzmi. Kierowała badaniami terenowymi nad praktykami posługiwania się pieniędzmi w bliskich relacjach w młodych gospodarstwach domowych w Warszawie i okolicach, a obecnie prowadzi badania transferów pieniędzy i majątku od rodziców do ich dorosłych dzieci.

Buy me a coffee ($3): https://ko-fi.com/essentialdissent Crises in Economic Life and in Relationships in the U.S. Today Moderator: Robert K. Drinan Panelists: Richard D. Wolff, Harriet Fraad, Kimberly Westcott This panel will explore the crises that have transformed the daily lives of Americans both economically and personally. Existence is now precarious on every level. We will use New Marxian analyses to explore where the crises originated, how they function and how they can be a force in transforming America. Left Forum: http://www.leftforum.org/ Please donate $1/month to support Essential Dissent. https://www.patreon.com/EssentialDissent

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Do you know the difference between economic life and physical life? Find out on today's Podcast, Episode 078 Sample Question: When the economic life and the physical life of improved real estate are compared, the physical life is generally: Half of the economic life Less than the economic life Greater than the economic life This same as The economic life.   The answer - Find out on today's podcast. 

Do you know the difference between economic life and physical life? Find out on today's Podcast, Episode 078 Sample Question: When the economic life and the physical life of improved real estate are compared, the physical life is generally: Half of the economic life Less than the economic life Greater than the economic life This same as The economic life.   The answer - Find out on today's podcast. 

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Episode 383with Fahad Ahmad Bisharahosted by Chris GratienDownload the podcastFeed | iTunes | GooglePlay | SoundCloudThe history of capitalism and the world economy, while increasingly global in its perspectives, remains a Eurocentric story, and one struggles to find the place of non-European modes of exchange and legal frameworks such as Islamic law within the big picture. In this episode, we talk to Fahad Ahmad Bishara about his book A Sea of Debt: Law and Economic Life in the Western Indian Ocean, 1780-1950 (Cambridge University Press), which argues that concepts and legal frameworks arising from Islamic societies deserve an important place in this narrative. As we discuss, merchants, cultivators, and financiers in the Indian Ocean world were linked in a shared understanding of commerce that employed Islamic legal frameworks. Throughout our conversation, we seek to understand what a picture of the emergence of capitalism in the Western Indian Ocean looks like when local actors are placed at its center.« Click for More »

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From petty runs to organized trafficking, the illicit activity of smuggling on the China coast was inherently dramatic, but now historian Philip Thai has also identified China's history of smuggling as a significant narrative about the expansion of state power. China's War on Smuggling: Law, Economic Life, and the Making...

From petty runs to organized trafficking, the illicit activity of smuggling on the China coast was inherently dramatic, but now historian Philip Thai has also identified China’s history of smuggling as a significant narrative about the expansion of state power. China’s War on Smuggling: Law, Economic Life, and the Making of the Modern State, 1842-1965 (Columbia University Press, 2018) spans multiple regimes from the late Qing dynasty to the early years of the People’s Republic of China. Thai notes that regimes tightened regulations, increased tariffs, and enforced laws more harshly as part of the project to consolidate authority and meet challenges posed by foreign powers. The smuggling epidemic put constraints on consumption that remade daily life for individuals, merchants, and communities. Their resistance threatened the state’s power while at the same time encouraging state intervention that increased the reach of the state and its authority. Drawing from a rich array of sources including customs records, legal cases, press reports, and popular literature, Thai provides a fresh, insightful take on the development of the modern state during a period of dramatic change and challenges. China’s War on Smuggling will appeal to those interested in the history of commerce, law, and criminology in modern China. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

From petty runs to organized trafficking, the illicit activity of smuggling on the China coast was inherently dramatic, but now historian Philip Thai has also identified China’s history of smuggling as a significant narrative about the expansion of state power. China’s War on Smuggling: Law, Economic Life, and the Making... Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

From petty runs to organized trafficking, the illicit activity of smuggling on the China coast was inherently dramatic, but now historian Philip Thai has also identified China’s history of smuggling as a significant narrative about the expansion of state power. China’s War on Smuggling: Law, Economic Life, and the Making of the Modern State, 1842-1965 (Columbia University Press, 2018) spans multiple regimes from the late Qing dynasty to the early years of the People’s Republic of China. Thai notes that regimes tightened regulations, increased tariffs, and enforced laws more harshly as part of the project to consolidate authority and meet challenges posed by foreign powers. The smuggling epidemic put constraints on consumption that remade daily life for individuals, merchants, and communities. Their resistance threatened the state’s power while at the same time encouraging state intervention that increased the reach of the state and its authority. Drawing from a rich array of sources including customs records, legal cases, press reports, and popular literature, Thai provides a fresh, insightful take on the development of the modern state during a period of dramatic change and challenges. China’s War on Smuggling will appeal to those interested in the history of commerce, law, and criminology in modern China. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

From petty runs to organized trafficking, the illicit activity of smuggling on the China coast was inherently dramatic, but now historian Philip Thai has also identified China’s history of smuggling as a significant narrative about the expansion of state power. China’s War on Smuggling: Law, Economic Life, and the Making of the Modern State, 1842-1965 (Columbia University Press, 2018) spans multiple regimes from the late Qing dynasty to the early years of the People’s Republic of China. Thai notes that regimes tightened regulations, increased tariffs, and enforced laws more harshly as part of the project to consolidate authority and meet challenges posed by foreign powers. The smuggling epidemic put constraints on consumption that remade daily life for individuals, merchants, and communities. Their resistance threatened the state’s power while at the same time encouraging state intervention that increased the reach of the state and its authority. Drawing from a rich array of sources including customs records, legal cases, press reports, and popular literature, Thai provides a fresh, insightful take on the development of the modern state during a period of dramatic change and challenges. China’s War on Smuggling will appeal to those interested in the history of commerce, law, and criminology in modern China. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

From petty runs to organized trafficking, the illicit activity of smuggling on the China coast was inherently dramatic, but now historian Philip Thai has also identified China’s history of smuggling as a significant narrative about the expansion of state power. China’s War on Smuggling: Law, Economic Life, and the Making... Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/chinese-studies

The Millennial’s economic life cycle model is an organic model with a clearly defined beginning and end. The objective of capital accumulation planning is to achieve financial independence. Financial independence is guaranteed life income equal to life style costs. The objective of capital distribution planning is to achieve personal significance. Personal significance is when you can give something to someone.

Today I talked to Fahad Bishara about his book A Sea of Debt: Law and Economic Life in the Western Indian Ocean, 1780-1950 (Cambridge University Press, 2017). Dr. Bishara is Assistant Professor of History at the University of Virginia. He specializes in the economic and legal history of the Indian Ocean and Islamic world. In this podcast, Dr. Bishara discusses his sophisticated history that explores the intricate legal and economic regimes that traversed the Western Indian Ocean for generations. He also talks about how he effectively mined legal documents to craft this narrative. The following podcast was originally published on H-Law's Legal History Podcast. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today I talked to Fahad Bishara about his book A Sea of Debt: Law and Economic Life in the Western Indian Ocean, 1780-1950 (Cambridge University Press, 2017). Dr. Bishara is Assistant Professor of History at the University of Virginia. He specializes in the economic and legal history of the Indian Ocean and Islamic world. In this podcast, Dr. Bishara discusses his sophisticated history that explores the intricate legal and economic regimes that traversed the Western Indian Ocean for generations. He also talks about how he effectively mined legal documents to craft this narrative. The following podcast was originally published on H-Law's Legal History Podcast.

Today I talked to Fahad Bishara about his book A Sea of Debt: Law and Economic Life in the Western Indian Ocean, 1780-1950 (Cambridge University Press, 2017). Dr. Bishara is Assistant Professor of History at the University of Virginia. He specializes in the economic and legal history of the Indian Ocean and Islamic world. In this podcast, Dr. Bishara discusses his sophisticated history that explores the intricate legal and economic regimes that traversed the Western Indian Ocean for generations. He also talks about how he effectively mined legal documents to craft this narrative. The following podcast was originally published on H-Law’s Legal History Podcast. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today I talked to Fahad Bishara about his book A Sea of Debt: Law and Economic Life in the Western Indian Ocean, 1780-1950 (Cambridge University Press, 2017). Dr. Bishara is Assistant Professor of History at the University of Virginia. He specializes in the economic and legal history of the Indian Ocean and Islamic world. In this podcast, Dr. Bishara discusses his sophisticated history that explores the intricate legal and economic regimes that traversed the Western Indian Ocean for generations. He also talks about how he effectively mined legal documents to craft this narrative. The following podcast was originally published on H-Law’s Legal History Podcast. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today I talked to Fahad Bishara about his book A Sea of Debt: Law and Economic Life in the Western Indian Ocean, 1780-1950 (Cambridge University Press, 2017). Dr. Bishara is Assistant Professor of History at the University of Virginia. He specializes in the economic and legal history of the Indian Ocean and Islamic world. In this podcast, Dr. Bishara discusses his sophisticated history that explores the intricate legal and economic regimes that traversed the Western Indian Ocean for generations. He also talks about how he effectively mined legal documents to craft this narrative. The following podcast was originally published on H-Law’s Legal History Podcast. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today I talked to Fahad Bishara about his book A Sea of Debt: Law and Economic Life in the Western Indian Ocean, 1780-1950 (Cambridge University Press, 2017). Dr. Bishara is Assistant Professor of History at the University of Virginia. He specializes in the economic and legal history of the Indian Ocean and Islamic world. In this podcast, Dr. Bishara discusses his sophisticated history that explores the intricate legal and economic regimes that traversed the Western Indian Ocean for generations. He also talks about how he effectively mined legal documents to craft this narrative. The following podcast was originally published on H-Law’s Legal History Podcast. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today I talked to Fahad Bishara about his book A Sea of Debt: Law and Economic Life in the Western Indian Ocean, 1780-1950 (Cambridge University Press, 2017). Dr. Bishara is Assistant Professor of History at the University of Virginia. He specializes in the economic and legal history of the Indian Ocean and Islamic world. In this podcast, Dr. Bishara discusses his sophisticated history that explores the intricate legal and economic regimes that traversed the Western Indian Ocean for generations. He also talks about how he effectively mined legal documents to craft this narrative. The following podcast was originally published on H-Law’s Legal History Podcast. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today I talked to Fahad Bishara about his book A Sea of Debt: Law and Economic Life in the Western Indian Ocean, 1780-1950 (Cambridge University Press, 2017). Dr. Bishara is Assistant Professor of History at the University of Virginia. He specializes in the economic and legal history of the Indian Ocean and Islamic world. In this podcast, Dr. Bishara discusses his sophisticated history that explores the intricate legal and economic regimes that traversed the Western Indian Ocean for generations. He also talks about how he effectively mined legal documents to craft this narrative. The following podcast was originally published on H-Law’s Legal History Podcast. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Transcript for this Episode Welcome to the show! If you are here I am so grateful for you...and my spouse would be even more grateful if you could make her sleep better at night. How can you do that...well...by becoming part of the beloved community being developed here. Consider becoming a Patreon supporter of the show. You'll have access to many perks as well as guaranteeing the future of these conversations.    http://www.patreon.com/canisaythisatchurch   Today we discuss the virgin birth and the incarnation of Jesus with Kyle Roberts. This is a topic that is definitely intimidating but so worthwhile. Was she or wasn't she...and does it even matter if she's a virgin. What is the lens in the #metoo and #churchtoo movements. There is much going on here.    Kyle has written a book on this topic and it's worth every penny. Find it on Amazon. Kyle Roberts (Ph.D.) is Schilling Professor of Public Theology and the Church and Economic Life at United Theological Seminary of the Twin Cities. Roberts has published essays on Kierkegaard and modern theology, including several essays in the series Kierkegaard Research: Sources, Reception and Resources (Ashgate / University of Copenhagen) and other collected volumes on various topics, including Pietism, Karl Barth, eschatology, and Christian spirituality. Roberts has published Emerging Prophet: Kierkegaard and the Postmodern People of God (Cascade, 2013) and has recently completed a co-authored commentary on the Gospel of Matthew (Eerdmans) and a book about the virgin birth (Fortress)   Connect with Kyle on the socials at @kyleroberts   Special Music for this episode was provided by The Matt Littlejohn Band   Selections of today's music came from their newest EP You Are Strong which can be found on iTunes as well as Spotify and Amazon and everywhere else music is enjoyed.  Find them on the socials here: Facebook Twitter Instagram   You can also find selections from all our episodes on our Spotify Playlist.     

Cyber Nineties, the last decade of the 20th Century, plagued by Y2K bug hysteria and millennium paranoia, saw the rise of internet culture and full media saturation. Lost in the ecstasy of a weird wired world; people seemed to be mutating, but into what? Flesh machines? Was it the end of all humanity or just the dawn of a post-human cyberpunk dystopia?   Arthur and Marilouise Kroker Spasm: Virtual Reality, Android Music and Electric Flesh   Cyberpunk: a genre of science fiction set in a lawless subculture of an oppressive society dominated by computer technology.   William Irwin Thompson The American Replacement of Nature: Everyday Acts and Outrageous Evolution of Economic Life

Dr Michael Black (Blackfriers Hall) speaking at the 2013 Oxford Alumni Weekend.

Dr Michael Black (Blackfriers Hall) speaking at the 2013 Oxford Alumni Weekend.

93.    Celali İsyanları ve Anadolu'da Büyük KaçgunOttoman SipahisGermany, 16th CenturyOsmanlı tarihçileri uzun bir zamandır 17. yüzyılın krizlerle dolu ilk yarısında klasik Osmanlı kurumlarının geçirdiği büyük dönüşümlere odaklanmaktadır. Bu podcastımızda Taylan Akyıldırım le Anadolu’yu tamamen etkisi altına alıp önemli siyasi, iktisadi ve toplumsal etkiler yaratan Celali İsyanları üzerine konuştuk. Küçük Buz Çağı, Fiyat Devrimi, Osmanlı gerilemesi, Askeri Devrim gibi paradigmalar çerçevesinde bu isyanların nedenleri ve sonuçları üzerinde durmaya çalıştık.Ottoman historians have long focused on the radical transformation of classical Ottoman institutions during the first half of the seventeenth century. In this podcast, Taylan Akyıldırım discusses the political, economic and social effects of the Celali Revolts that dominated the entire Anatolian countryside. He tries to underline the reasons for and consequences of these revolts within the frameworks of paradigms such as the Little Ice Age, the Price Revolution, Ottoman Decline and the Military Revolution. Note: the podcast is in Turkish. iTunesKonya ve Larende yöresinde Celali İsyanları'nın etkileri üzerine doktorasını hazırlayan Taylan Akyıldırım Mimar Sinan Üniversitesi Tarih Bölümü'nde doktora çalışmalarında bulunmaktadırYeniçağ Akdeniz ve Osmanlı İmparatorluğu üzerine uzmanlaşan Dr. Emrah Safa Gürkan Bahçeşehir Üniversitesi Tarih Bölümü'nde ders vermektedir (see academia.edu)Yakınçağ Orta Doğu Tarihi çalışan Chris Gratien Georgetown Üniversitesi'nde doktora yapmaktadır (academia.edu)SEÇME KAYNAKÇAAkdağ, Mustafa,  Türk Halkının Dirlik ve Düzenlik Kavgası Celâlî İsyanları, YKY, İstanbul 2009Barkan, Ömer Lütfi, “Tarihi Demografi Araştırmaları ve Osmanlı Tarihi”, Türkiyat Mecmuası 10 (1951-53), s.1-27Cipolla, Carlo M., The Economic History of World Population, Penguin Books, Baltimore 1970Cook, Michael, Population Pressure in Rural Anatolia,1450-1600, London: Oxford University Press, 1972Faroqhi, Suraiya, “Krizler ve Değişim,1590-1699”, Halil İnalcık-Donald Quataert (ed.), Osmanlı İmparatorluğu’nun Ekonomik ve Sosyal Tarihi, cilt 2, s. 543-759Goldstone, Jack, Revolution and Rebellion in the Early Modern World, University of California Press, Berkeley 1991Griswold, William, Anadolu’da Büyük İsyan 1591-1611, çev. Ülkün Tansel, Tarih Vakfı Yurt Yayınları, İstanbul 2000İnalcık, Halil, “Military and Fiscal Transformation in the Ottoman Empire, 1600-1700”, Archivum Ottomanicum 6 (1980), s.283-337İslamoğlu-İnan, Huri, State and Peasant in the Ottoman Empire: Agrarian Power Relations and Regional Economic Development in Ottoman Anatolia during the Sixteenth Century, Leiden: E.J.Brill, 1994Kuniholm, Peter, “Archeological Evidence and Non-Evidence for Climatic Change”, Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society, A330, s.645-655McGowan, Bruce, Economic Life in Ottoman Europe: Taxation, Trade, and Struggle for Land, 1600-1800, Cambridge University Press, 1981Özel, Oktay, “Population Changes in Ottoman Anatolia during the 16th and 17thCenturies: the Demographic Crisis‟ Reconsidered,”  International Journal of Middle Eastern Studies 36 (2004), s. 183-205Özel, Oktay, “Banditry, State and Economy: On the Financial Impact of the CelâliMovement in Ottoman Anatolia” Halil İnalcık and Oktay Özel (ed.), IXth Congress of Economic and Social History of Turkey, Dubrovnik, 20-23 August 2001 (Ankara: Türk Tarih Kurumu Basımevi, 2005), s. 65-74.Özel, Oktay, “The Reign of Violence: The Celâlis (c.1550-1700)”, in Christine Woodhead (ed.), The Ottoman World, London and New York: RoutledgeÖzel, Oktay, “17. Yüzyıl Osmanlı Demografi ve İskan Tarihi İçin Önemli Bir Kaynak: 'Mufassal' Avârız Defterleri,” XII. Türk Tarih Kongresi, Ankara, 12-16 Eylül 1994, Kongreye Sunulan Bildiriler, III , TTK Basımevi, Ankara 1999), s. 735-744.Parker, Geoffrey, Europe in Crises, 1598-1648, London: Fontana History of Europe, 1990Tezcan, Baki, The Second Ottoman Empire Political and Social Transformation in the Early Modern World,  Cambridge University Press, 2010Todorova, Maria, “Was There a Demographic Crisis in the Ottoman Empire in the Seventeenth Century?” Etudes Balkaniques 2 (1988),  s.55-63

Newly appointed president of the American Enterprise Institute, former professor of business and government policy at Syracuse University's Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs. Dr. Brooks' research and writing have investigated the connections between culture, politics, and economic life in America. In the past ten years, he has published five dozen academic articles, scores of magazine and newspaper essays, and seven books on subjects ranging from the economics of the arts to philanthropy to military operations research. His most recent books are Gross National Happiness, Social Entrepreneurship, and Who Really Cares, which discusses the surprising truth he discovered about compassionate conservatism after years of researching the giving trends in America.

Sr. Catherine Cowley, R.A., Ph.D., a former banker and now religious sister and associate director of the Institute for Religion, Ethics and Public Life at Heythrop College, University of London, speaks about the ethical value of money and achieving "the good life."