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There might arise, however, an interesting question of motive. The guilt-mongers would have us believe that no matter how beneficial the ends, a self-interested profit motive is morally compromised and somehow socially irresponsible. Quite the opposite. Self-interest is the easiest and most efficient means of coordinating, through Adam Smith's invisible hand, this vast, well-oiled machine that provides for all of us. As a philosophy, this free, consensual give-and-take for mutual benefit should be the only one acceptable to us. Any alternative, either morally or autocratically coercive which dictates who should give...
Though Beijing has not since made an official statement, Chinese writers in the diaspora have weighed in on the joint declaration. The Business Times of Singapore, for example, wrote a strong editorial that said, even though "China has, on occasions, appeared intent on capitalizing on Japan's 'war guilt,' the fact is that Japan is on weak moral ground so long as it refuses even to recognize some of its previous wrongs against China...
...great time." She can play games longer, take car trips, do homework. "I have a child I can relate to who is hearing me," Charlene says. "I'm not always in an adversarial situation." The fact that the medication seems to be working has liberated Charlene from irrational guilt. But she also sees that everything in Erin's life matters. The school. The behavior therapy. The rules and structure. The time and energy she and Tim devote to every waking hour. For them, the little pill is a wonderful tool, but they have had to learn to use it wisely...
...bachelor party a week before one of them is to be married. It turns wild: a call girl accidentally gets killed, a security guard gets murdered, the boys--led by Christian Slater, doing a nice, nasty turn spouting pop-psych Nietzscheanisms--get started on a cover-up. Guilt and panic soon lead to lethal wrangles, then to variously colorful comeuppances. Meantime, Cameron Diaz is sublimely screwy as the single-minded bride determined not to let anything--including the deadly mishaps that keep shrinking the wedding party--spoil her nuptials...
...garnered for your loved ones totals a big fat zero. Do you 1) Trudge through department stores that are heaving with humanity, grab anything you can find on the scorched-earth shelves, and hope that the winter sniffles you pick up in the bargain will satisfy your boundless guilt? Or 2) Make a nice large mug of hot chocolate, boot up the computer and have all your holiday shopping done in the time it takes to drive to the mall...