EPISODE 36 - Human Scale and Urban Renewal with Rachel Ferguson

Chris Anadale interviews Rachel Ferguson about neighborhood stabilization, human scale, building social & racial trust, and causes for hope in the cities. Dr. Ferguson is director of the Free Enterprise Center at Concordia University of Chicago, an Affiliated Scholar at the Acton Institute, and a member of the Ciceronian Society advisory board. Links to People, Books, and Organizations mentioned in this episode: Seth Kaplan, https://sethkaplan.org/ Bob Lupton, https://www.luptoncenter.org/ Toxic Charity, https://www.amazon.com/Toxic-Charity-Churches-Charities-Reverse/dp/0062076213 Bob Woodson, https://woodsoncenter.org/about-us/meet-our-founder/ John Perkins, https://johnmperkins.com/ True Charity, https://www.truecharity.us/ Chalmers Center, https://chalmers.org/ The Crisis of Dependency, https://www.amazon.com/Crisis-Dependency-Efforts-Poverty-Trapping/dp/162586289X Jane Jacobs, Eyes on the Street, https://www.npr.org/2016/09/28/495615064/eyes-on-the-street-details-jane-jacobs-efforts-to-put-cities-first Love the Lou, https://www.lovethelou.com/ Marvin Olasky, https://www.amazon.com/Tragedy-American-Compassion-Marvin-Olasky/dp/089526725X When Helping Hurts, https://www.amazon.com/When-Helping-Hurts-Alleviate-Yourself/dp/0802409989 Becoming Whole, https://www.amazon.com/Becoming-Whole-Opposite-Poverty-American/dp/0802401589/ Chris Arnade, https://www.amazon.com/Dignity-Seeking-Respect-Back-America-ebook/dp/B079WNP94J Rachel Ferguson links: https://www.rachelferguson.com/blog https://www.cuchicago.edu/academics/centers-of-excellence/free-enterprise-center/ https://www.acton.org/religion-liberty/volume-33-number-4/saving-st-louis-one-block-time https://www.facebook.com/rachelsferguson https://www.linkedin.com/in/rachel-ferguson-401300124/ https://x.com/LibertyEthics https://www.instagram.com/libertyethics/ To learn more about the Ciceronian Society, our events, this Podcast, and our journal Pietas, to sign up for our newsletter, and to make your tax deductible gift, please go to: https://ciceroniansociety.org/ 0:00 Introduction 7:40 Scale 13:40 Place 17:56 Philosophy 24:31 Race 31:1...

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