Word: self-interest
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...status quo needs to change and men and women need to work side-by-side to change it. It’s a matter of fairness, but more than that, it’s a matter of self-interest. Bringing more women to the table will add fresh perspectives and facilitate better decision. And including more women sure beats paying out multi-million-dollar sex discrimination suits...
...trick was to pay for it by eliminating most of the exemptions and special tax breaks and shelters, all the ways the government tried to micromanage the economy and control behavior. Reagan and the reformers believed in letting individuals make decisions based on their own view of economic self-interest, not the tax code's. By the end of Reagan's term, the ground had shifted to the point that it became all but impossible for politicians to propose big new spending programs in the face of so much red ink. "Reagan's policies," said Stanford economist Michael Boskin, "were...
...idea. At El Diablo, the mostly middle-aged crowd (ages 25 to 66), clad in earth tones and comfortable shoes, settled on a tough one: Do nation-states with greater power have a greater responsibility to act ethically? "Is any act that a nation makes in its own self-interest ever moral?" asked Matt Waller, 40, a technical writer. "I say no." "Well, what's the nature of self-interest?" retorts housepainter Steve Crawford, 50. "Nations don't exist in a vacuum, certainly not in today's world." After two hours of discussion, no conclusion was reached, but that...
...borrow from Alexis de Tocqueville, I am encouraging us to act according to our self-interest well understood. We should strive to take care of each other and be respectful of our neighbors because the basic norms of human decency demand at least that much of us—and because, by clearing the way for permanently-extended party hours, responsible behavior will enable us to enjoy a better social life and stronger community in the long...
...views. I would add that not just Europe but also the U.S. and all other countries have always lived by Lord Palmerston's axiom. There is no such thing as friendship between nations, nor has there ever been a savior for the common good. In international relations, only grim self-interest rules, converging or conflicting, depending on the time and place. Nicolas Ziener Grenoble, France...