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Homelessness Is More Than ‘Mascots’

“We need a witness for a hearing. Can you get us a homeless family: mother, father—father out of work in the past four months from an industrial plant?” That’s the question many politicians and journalists addressed to “homeless advocates” in the 1990s, as described by economist Thomas Sowell in his powerful book The Vision of the Anointed. I Read more. The post Homelessness Is More Than ‘Mascots’ appeared first on Christianity Today

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Jocko Willink, Matt McCusker & Jeff Dye - Mostly Wise #3 - #1139

In the third episode of Mostly Wise, we explore: If Matt and Jeff could survive Navy SEAL selection, training and hazing. Whether the Navy actually has trained animals like killer assassin kamikaze dolphins. How the guys deal with their own versions of sobriety. Why Love on The Spectrum is potentially problematic. What it was like for Jocko to be in the Military on 9/11. The story of the gun no manufacturer dared to make after testing it. And much more. Guests Jocko Willink is a retired Unite...

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My excellent Conversation with Luke Burgis

Here is the audio, video, and transcript. Here is the episode summary: Luke Burgis left Wall Street after two years, founded a few successful companies in his twenties, then walked away to spend three years in a Roman seminary on the path to the priesthood. He now runs the Cluny Institute and teaches at Catholic […] The post My excellent Conversation with Luke Burgis appeared first on Marginal REVOLUTION. Related StoriesMy very interesting Conversation with Daron Acemoglu*Rome’s Age of Revolu...

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Declining Occupations and Career Outcomes in the United States

This strikes me as somewhat less of a problem than I might have thought: We study long-run career consequences of initial employment in an occupation that subsequently declines. Linking the 2000 Decennial Census to US administrative employment and earnings records through 2020, we follow more than 2.4 million workers. Employment in an occupation that contracts […] The post Declining Occupations and Career Outcomes in the United States appeared first on Marginal REVOLUTION. CommentsWhat occupa...

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