Word: morale
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...Masonic references of James Joyce, explored in black tie over wine and cigars. Says John Chang, 39, a lawyer active in local Democratic politics: "Maybe now that my generation is getting a little bit more established with families, they're getting interested in organizations that are beholden to certain moral values." Lodge 2, he says proudly, is simply "a good body of men." Adds his lodge brother John Hilliard, 52: "This elusive male bonding that people try to recover sitting in sweat lodges and drumming, the Masons have had it for generations. They never lost...
Lodge 2 may be too good to be true; New York is anomalous in so many ways. But it's a thought worth playing with. Are you attracted to club chairs and Montecristos but find the swingers' scene a bit weak on moral discourse? Are you tempted by the camaraderie of Promise Keepers but put off by the catharsis? If one must dabble in male-only culture, why not try something with a pedigree and an established philanthropic track record? Think of it as an experiment: Can the secret handshake ever be made hip again...
...main argument Talbott used on Sharif was that he should "gain the moral high ground" by showing restraint. Pakistan's historical reliance on military rule has stood poorly in the international arena against India's freewheeling democracy, and this gives Islamabad a rare chance to show itself as the more mature, responsible power. But Pakistan's position is decidedly difficult. Islamabad considers India's tests a provocative act. It is already straining to compete in conventional military power. The populace and opposition politicians are clamoring to even the score. For Pakistan to refrain would be a humiliating retreat from...
...trader, I'll take the biggest bets that I can because if I win, I'll go home a millionaire," says Peabody. "If I lose, then the central banks or the IMF [International Monetary Fund] will bail me out. So you've created a moral hazard...
Something is wrong with Dempsy, N.J., of course. As a moral to Price's story, this would be pompous. But the author doesn't offer a moral, simply an accurate portrayal of a society all of whose visible elements--cops, press, E.R. medics, pastors, mothers' groups, gawkers and stone throwers--take their energy from pain. A reliable energy source, the reader reflects; bloody hands make the world go 'round...