Nathaniel Ward » Culture http://www.nathanielward.net Mon, 22 Aug 2011 12:14:33 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 What I’m Reading — November 29th http://www.nathanielward.net/2009/11/what-im-reading-november-29th/ http://www.nathanielward.net/2009/11/what-im-reading-november-29th/#comments Mon, 30 Nov 2009 04:11:38 +0000 Nathaniel Ward http://www.nathanielward.net/?p=557
  • Inappropriate and Unacceptable Language. “As a society, we strive to eradicate moral language, hoping to eliminate the intolerance that often accompanies it. But intolerance has not been eliminated, merely thrust underground.”
  • Dealing with America’s fiscal hole | The Economist “[I]gnoring the future is also costly. The problem is not the deficits in the next couple of years, but in the years that follow. Uncertainty over how taxes may be raised to shrink deficits may already be weighing on business confidence. Worries about inflation or default could start to push up interest rates. Eventually, private investment will be crowded out.”
  • East and West Berlin. “West Berlin was full of bright colors, from shop windows and pennants flying on buildings, to the clothes worn by Berliners on the street. All of the buildings in East Berlin were gray and dirty. Some were still unoccupied and had bullet holes; they had never been repaired or renovated after the end of World War II. West Berlin was full of bright, sparkling vistas and shops filled with consumer goods of all kinds. East Berlin was dark and dingy.”
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  • 100 Must-Read Books: The Essential Man’s Library.
  • How Consumer-Based Reforms Can Fix What Ails Health Care. David Goldhill on how the current system fails us and what to do about it. “The most important single step we can take toward truly reforming our system is to move away from comprehensive health insurance as the single model for financing care. And a guiding principle of any reform should be to put the consumer, not the insurer or the government, at the center of the system.”
  • Is Conservatism Dead? “Like the liberal writers of the 1950s, Tanenhaus wants to see a conservative movement that accommodates rather than opposes liberalism, and thus one that will accept its role as subordinate to the dominant liberal tradition in American life.”
  • Should the NEA Promote the Obama Agenda? “Do you think it is the place of the NEA to encourage the art community to address issues currently under legislative consideration?”
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  • Whatever Happened to the Work Ethic? Steven Malanga explores the decline of traditional values like hard work, thrift and self-improvement.
  • Che Wearing Che T-Shirt T-Shirt. The Onion makes light of the ubiquitous shirts celebrating a communist terrorist.
  • The Importance of Context to Journalism. What gets left out in the instant analysis and he-said-she-said of modern reporting.
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  • “These Fans Are Special.”
  • The Public Option Isn’t the Only Problem.
  • Getting Out of TARP. The government is “allowing” firms to repay their debts. How generous.
  • Charitable Giving Declines. The New York Times report suggests a decrease in big gifts is the main reason for the decline.
  • How Different Are America and Europe? “No one is arguing that America is Sweden. But nor is Britain, Italy, or even France. And since when does Sweden represent ‘Europe’—at least anymore than the ethnically homogenous, socially liberal state of Vermont does America?”
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