Tag: independence
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The Case for Better
My internet pal Justin Wehr recently pushed on a point that I considered so obvious as to be completely incompetent in its defense. This then, is an attempt to build the case for constant improvement. The case for the fact that you should work to be better than you were yesterday every single day of […]
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Kosovo and Separatism
Last week, I counted Kosovo’s declaration of independence as a good thing. I still think that, on balance, it was. But I’m increasingly interested and perhaps troubled by how much I didn’t and don’t know about the whole thing. And sadly, what commentary I’ve seen about it hasn’t really clarified the issue for me. Most […]
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“There is almost no problem we can solve all by ourselves”
Source: cursedthing Former President Bill Clinton was on Charlie Rose last Friday. He said a lot of interesting things, and though they also did a fair bit of rehashing tired arguments about the presidential campaign, it is a pretty good interview to watch. Without question, the line that most caught my attention was this one: […]