It’s great to do “meaningful work” and have “meaningful dialog” and make “meaningful contributions.” But do you really know what it means? It’s often just a synonym for “good” — which can be , um, good — but at its worst it merely means that something “feels good” or “resembles good.” When it’s done right, [...]
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The AIG bonuses have marked a turn, for the worse — not economically but socially, or morally. The disgrace of the bonus-giving itself has been dwarfed by the populist reaction against them. Matthew Yglesias has pointed to some of the best bits from around the web — especially via this post quoting Brad DeLong on compensation reform (also [...]
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I won’t get into preaching here. I think we each oughta be responsible for finding our own heroes and moral exemplars (if that’s not already being too preachy of me). Unfortunately even that might not even be within easy reach. There’s an article in the March Weekly Standard called “The Age of Irresponsibility” by Matthew [...]
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This is exactly what I was getting at in my basketball & wisdom post: Everyone should watch this, then go out and act on it — then watch it again, then keep doing the right thing… There’s nobody who hasn’t thought ill of bureaucratic limitations and the pernicious mediocrity they create, but how many people [...]
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