June 2012
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“The Daily Mirror is read by people who think they run the country; The Guardian...”
– – “A Conflict of Interest”, Yes, Prime Minister, BBC, 1987.
“Every time you are tempted to react in the same old way: ask if you want to be a...”
– Deepak Chopra
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J’peux pas bosser, je regarde la sex tape de Kim... →
Je peux pas bosser parce que c’est samedi et que... →
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In the 1980s capitalism triumphed over communism....
Those are the opening lines of David Korten’s book The Post-Corporate World (2000). I met Ed Cohen earlier this week spring, a successful banker and professor of Classics, who gave a talk here in Athens outlining some of the same concerns about the capitalistic spirit in Classical Greece, and what lessons we can take from its study.
Demosthenes already knew that confidence (πίστις) was the...
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May 2012
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