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Gates' article made me want to stand up and cheer. As he phrased it, "There are two great forces of human nature: self-interest and caring for others." By using his own wealth and influence to respond to world poverty in a meaningful way, Gates exemplifies the latter force. His initiatives (sharing technology, providing small-business loans, eradicating preventable diseases) make measurable differences. Rebecca E. Hight, PENNEY FARMS...
...decision making structure inherently unwieldy, but there is a sharp political division evident between countries formerly occupied by the Soviet Union, backed by Britain and Scandinavia, and Western European powerhouses such as France and Germany - the former more inclined to confront Moscow and demand a tough response; the latter more concerned to restore calm and recognize Russia's centrality to the future economic and security stability of Europe...
...routine. China has added nearly 11 million new jobs a year since 2004 (in contrast, the U.S. added about 1 million jobs last year), and in a culture in which the only thing revered more than education is making money, the former is supposed to lead directly to the latter. Just six months ago, to be young, educated and Chinese was to be in the global economy's sweet spot. But even though China is celebrating its international coming-out party this year by hosting the Olympics, for Huang and many of her classmates, any "I'm going to inherit...
...Taiwan Strait. Mainland China poses a threat to Taiwan, but it is also an opportunity. So the problem is your own mind-set. Are we going to take the mainland as a threat only? Or do we take it as both a threat and an opportunity? If the latter, then you maximize the opportunity and minimize the threat. That's what we're doing...
...with Coixet's movie. Ben Kingsley is, of course, a fine actor, but in this instance there seems to me something smug, held back, in his work. Roth's Kepesh, at least for a time, has more spritzing fun with his minor celebrity life than Kingsley's does. The latter seems insufficiently surprised and confused by the turn his life takes. And Coixet has a tendency to linger on some of her scenes, giving them an unnecessary, darkly portentous quality. Some of this story's effectiveness derives from the fact that even severely threatened life often goes waywardly forward, immune...