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...efforts to accomplish so much, Ben’s only crowning achievement is to get Willis to shave off the left half of his beard. Unfortunately for Ben, all of his other endeavors fall short or seem to mess him up more, leading to what is essentially the big lesson of the story: in Hollywood, one day you’re up and the next you’re down. Since the world has never heard that one before, this movie is sure to give viewers important insight into the human condition. Or, more likely, it will simply bore them...
...Another lesson: don't be afraid to experiment. Unorthodox measures can pay off. Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad was slammed by most orthodox economists for pegging his currency and slapping on capital controls when the crisis hit to defend the ringgit. While Mahathir's anti-Semitic diatribes against hedge funds and currency traders were off the mark, his radical action bought Malaysia time and almost certainly saved it from the worst ravages of the crisis...
...does such directness help the candidate during an election campaign. In August, in the midst of the oil-price surge, Obama tried to suggest to Americans that maintaining inflated tires could conserve fuel. The suggestion, backed by experts, was mocked by the McCain campaign. Clearly Obama learned the lesson of Walter Mondale's attempt to tell the truth in 1984 about the need to raise taxes. Steve Charing, Clarksville, Maryland...
...this is the World Series we deserve, if not the one we want. Both Philadelphia and Tampa have done their time enduring bad teams and worse luck. But for the rest of the country, idly wondering where the Yankees are, there's a lesson to be had. If Tampa Bay can survive the indignity of changing its name from the Devil Rays to exorcise the stink of failure, and Philadelphia can bounce back from the shame of losing the 1993 World Series to Canadians, there's promise for our subprime nation. Rooting for these teams represents the triumph of hope...
...Policymakers, developmental economists, and international non-governmental organizations (INGOs) would be wise to note the Planeteers’ two most salient lessons. First, the human race has never been in harmony with nor entirely an enemy of nature, but rather has oscillated somewhere in between. We are too weak to forgo exercising power over other life forms, but strong enough not to be indifferent. The second lesson, trite as it may seem, is that human ingenuity and creative collaboration can overcome problems of exploitation and steer a sustainable cultivation of the planet...