culture

In true blogger fashion, I've brought my laptop along to a conference we are co-hosting today on Confronting the Debt Culture.

It is a pretty compelling gathering for a couple of reasons. First off, the idea behind the conference is to raise the profile of the concept of thrift and all of the anti-thrift institutions that now prevade our culture. Secondly, the conference is sponsored by a really diverse set of organizations. It has been spreaheaded by the Institute for American Values, a group lead by David Blackenhorn which has mainly been known for its work promoting marriage. In recent years David has become a champion of thrift and has teamed up with other groups such as Demos, Consumer Federation of America, Public Agenda, and others.