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19th-century Catholic teachings, 21st-century tech: How concerns about AI guided Pope Leo’s choice of name
The most recent Pope Leo’s writings about workers’ rights amid the Industrial Revolution form the foundation of modern Catholic social teachings.
The 19th Century Thinker Who Touted Tariffs
But by the end of the 19th century, the industrial social-economic order that tariffs helped foster were quite different from ...
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The Steam Engine: Powering the Industrial Era
The steam engine stands as one of the most transformative inventions in human history. It didn’t just change industries—it ...
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Who Was Leo XIII, The Pope Whose Name The New Pontiff Chose
Who was Pope Leo XIII, the man whose name the newly-elected Pope chose? He wasn't what people thought he would be.
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America’s 19th Century Highway: The River
Private Collection / Smithsonian American Art Museum At the start of the 19th century, the United States ... grew into one of the world’s leading industrial powers. Meanwhile, the country ...
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The 19th Century Thinker Who Touted Tariffs
Proponents argued that tariffs would shield American workers from the socially deleterious consequences of the industrial revolution that were already observable by the early 19th century in ...