Hot Topics: Cool Talk -- Balancing the Budget with Sisk and Tinucci

There's little that makes me prouder (professionally, at least) than watching one of my faculty colleauges do a great job with a presentation-- except maybe watching one of my former students do a great job with a presentation.  I had the pleasure of experiencing both yesterday, as MOJ-er Greg Sisk and former UST law student Katharine Tinucci (now press secretary to Minnesota's Governor Mark Dayton) gave their contrasting perspectives on how Catholic social teachings inform discussions on the budget, as part of the Murphy Institute's "Hot Topics: Cool Talk" series.  Katharine focused on the state budget, urged us to view our responsibility for intergenerational solidarity from the perspective of our duty to fund the education of the next generation, and quoted our Archbishop.  Greg focused on the federal budget, urged us to view our responsibility for intergenerational solidarity from the perspective of our duty to reduce the national debt burden, and quoted our Pope and his predecessor.  What fun!  You can watch their talk (and see their accompanying slide shows -- Greg's characteristically thorough and informative) on line here.