1938 in 2010
I took an advanced preaching seminar course when I was in seminary. My preaching professor once told me that I offered good thoughts for a Revelation text, but that I had left out the hope. His point: you cannot drop bad news on people or critique without good news or some kernel of hope. It seems that Paul Krugman either believes this or received similar critique as he ends his latest article about the bad decisions of 1938 being revisited in 2010 with the paragraph below. In a time when anti-intellectualism has run a muck in our political system (not to mention religious systems) I want to believe we can find both, intellectual clarity and the political will to learn from history rather than being captive to it.
1938 in 2010
by Paul Krugman | The New York Times | September 5, 2010But always remember: this slump can be cured. All it will take is a little bit of intellectual clarity, and a lot of political will. Here’s hoping we find those virtues in the not too distant future.