Commenting on my post where I questioned the charitable value of donations to organizations of policy wonks, he wrote:
Give a man a fish, he’ll eat for a day. Teach him to take fish from others, …
Nov 26 2010
Back in 1995, I attended an IHS seminar for graduate students. We heard some lectures, practiced our public speaking, and did mock interviews. The last activity was pretty traumatic. It's hard for a second-year grad student to role-play someone who's wrapping up his dissertation.Part of the process wa...
Nov 25 2010
The Emperor of All Maladies: A Biography of Cancer, by Siddhartha Mukherjee. I am less than half-way through. This one deserves its place on top book lists (such as this one). So far, I think it gives The Rational Optimist good competition for first place in 2010. The discussion of the origins of President Nixon'...
Nov 25 2010
Commenting on my post where I questioned the charitable value of donations to organizations of policy wonks, he wrote: Give a man a fish, he'll eat for a day. Teach him to take fish from others, ...
READER COMMENTS
Phil Nicolai
Nov 25 2010 at 12:16pm
How much charitable giving is driven by the selfish desire to feel good about yourself?
D F Linton
Nov 25 2010 at 8:42pm
So simple, so brilliant. Kudos
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