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2026-03-14T17:49:23-04:00

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A Conversation about Vocation in Scandinavia

Last updated on: March 14, 2026 at 5:49 pm   By Gene Veith

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Lutheran ways of thinking and acting put down deep roots into Scandinavian culture.  That includes the doctrine of vocation. Read more

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2026-03-14T14:53:03-04:00

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“Disrupting the Very Fabric of Society” to be American

Last updated on: March 14, 2026 at 2:53 pm   By Gene Veith

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Palantir CEO Alex Karp says that AI is "dangerous societally” and risks "disrupting the very fabric of our society" by destroying the middle class. But we should pursue AI anyway in order "to be American." Read more

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2026-03-16T10:05:12-04:00

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Monday Miscellany, 3/16/26

Last updated on: March 16, 2026 at 10:05 am   By Gene Veith

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The biggest oil crisis since the 1970's.  Public school corruption watch.  And teenagers make $1 billion using AI to simulate consumers. Read more

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2026-03-11T11:37:44-04:00

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AI Watch, Part 2

Last updated on: March 11, 2026 at 11:37 am   By Gene Veith

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What AI at its BEST will do to the economy.  The rural, small town resistance to AI.  And the next election campaigns will be rife with AI. Read more

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2026-03-08T16:02:00-04:00

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DISCUSS: “The Next Big Political Issue”

Last updated on: March 8, 2026 at 4:02 pm   By Gene Veith

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According to Politico, "Data centers are quickly becoming the next big political issue. And neither party has figured out how to run on them." Read more

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AI Watch, Pt. 1

Last updated on: March 8, 2026 at 3:34 pm   By Gene Veith

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AI at war.  One-third of Americans think advice from AI is as good as their pastor's.  And how to hack AI. Read more

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2026-03-07T12:55:06-05:00

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A Video of John Kleinig Discussing Hermann Sasse

Last updated on: March 7, 2026 at 12:55 pm   By Gene Veith

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[A free post] Hermann Sasse was one of the leading confessional Lutheran theologians of the 20th century. John Kleinig, Sasse's student, is one of the leading confessional Lutheran theologians of the 21st century. Here is a video of Kleinig discussing Sasse, filled with insights into both of their lives. Read more

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2026-03-10T08:46:17-04:00

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“Whoever Starts a War Is in the Wrong”: Luther on War

Last updated on: March 10, 2026 at 8:46 am   By Gene Veith

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Now that we are fighting another war, it's instructive to see what Martin Luther said about the subject. Read more

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2026-03-09T11:21:27-04:00

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Monday Miscellany, 3/9/26

Last updated on: March 9, 2026 at 11:21 am   By Gene Veith

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The war in Iran keeps spreading.  A film from 1897 about dealing with robots.  And how is progressive governance doing? Read more

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2026-03-02T07:42:27-05:00

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Shakespeare’s Own Handwriting on Immigrants

Last updated on: March 2, 2026 at 7:42 am   By Gene Veith

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The immigration protests have brought attention to a curious bit of literary scholarship.  We have what many scholars believe to be a portion of a script written in William Shakespeare's own hand.  And it is about immigration protests. The evidence that it's by Shakespeare and what we can learn from the text. Read more

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