Word: delusionment
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What's the antidote to that kind of mass delusion? Shiller seems to have no interest in substituting his judgment, or the government's, for the market's. Instead, he sees information and innovation as the counter to group think. An active market in house-price futures and options--Shiller...
The 28 cantos of the Buddhacarita are spectacularly imagined. The theologian Ashvaghosha's ancient epic courses over 80 years, the entirety of the Buddha's journey toward nirvana and death. It fleshes out, warts and all, the more popular image of the Buddha as an eternally serene spiritual master. First...
Defining Patriotism Nowhere in Peter Beinart's article [July 14] did I see mention of the word nationalism, which is what much of far-right patriotism really is. It is not healthy to say, "I love my country, right or wrong." This leads to the delusion that our way of...
Defining Patriotism Nowhere in Peter Beinart's article, "Patriot Games," did I see mention of the word nationalism, which is what much of far-right patriotism really is [July 14]. It is not healthy to say, "I love my country, right or wrong." This leads to the delusion that our...
It is not healthy to say, "I love my country, right or wrong." This leads to the delusion that our way of life is the right way for all the world. I love my country too - and I am not ashamed to acknowledge all its mistakes as well as all...