Word: reiche
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...neoconservatives, Islamic terrorists, and liberal humanists alike. It may seem counterintuitive to portray Hitler as a child of the Enlightenment, but Gray traces a connection between Hitler’s attempt to remake Germany by force and eliminate Jews who would hinder the triumphal arrival of the Third Reich and Enlightenment-era utopian thinking. Gray also argues that radical Islam follows in the same utopian tradition, uniting modern revolutionary idealism with Islamic roots. Indeed, because both encourage the use of force to achieve universal goals, Gray sees striking parallels between Christian millenialism and Islamic radicalism. Paradoxically, Gray also places secularism...
...Reich should bring up the issue of how Americans choose to give back to their communities and support charities. Undoubtedly, one way to make a difference is to give away money wisely. Since our spending habits are shaped by the legal environment, it would be a monumental mistake to discourage giving to a selected group of not-for-profit organizations through targeted changes in the tax code...
...Professor Reich claims he is concerned about poverty. But it is an educated person who is statistically less likely to ever become poor or dependent on welfare. Reich editorializes against inequality (“America’s very rich are richer than ever”) but after naming the problem, he rejects a proven solution. Higher education is key to social mobility, and more donations have allowed colleges to afford financial aid initiatives. A decrease in donations received due to tax considerations would only hurt lower- and middle-class families...
...Appealing to his readers by painting a simplistic picture of the not-for-profit sector, Reich elected a sound strategy. Sure, some institutions do more for the disadvantaged than others. But the conclusion that more revenue should be raised through separation of non-profits into two groups with different taxation policies is a step in the wrong direction in terms of pushing Americans to give to charity...
...Professor Reich was kind to volunteer and divide non-profits into those that are socially valuable and the rest. Alas, the fact that non-governmental organizations address issues such as climate change, access to health or government transparency—issues that every thriving society needs to treat seriously—does not seem to guide his rulings...