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...collection represents the accumulated wisdom of Mailer’s life in writing, a handbook of his controversial philosophy and a personal vision for America. In divisions from “Lit Biz” to “Craft” to “Philosophy” to “Giants,” each section of the book, however unrelated to the others it may be, is a reflection of the same personality, often saying more about its author than its subject...
...neoconservatives, who posit a stark world of American good and authoritarian evil. But George W. Bush's faith offers no speed bumps on the road to Baghdad; it does not give him pause or force him to reflect. It is a source of comfort and strength but not of wisdom...
Never underestimate the infinite wisdom of the Harvard Coop. Julia Pottinger ’92 makes that mistake. She’s a best-selling author who was just featured in Time magazine as a trendsetter, but is pretty sure that the Coop won’t deign to stock her books. At least in her day, they wouldn’t. “Oh, when I was [at Harvard] I always had to go to Kendall,” she says...
...speakers during the seminar, journalist and author Yossi Klein Halevi, shared with us a few words of advice for young, aspiring journalists. “Don’t buy into conventional wisdom,” Halevi said. “Be above the left and the right, and try to understand what’s going on outside the ideological boxes...
President Bush's plan to eliminate the tax on stock dividends might upend a lot of received wisdom about investing--like the rule that income investments are best in tax-deferred retirement accounts (stocks with a yield might be better unsheltered) or that municipal bonds are the ticket for tax-free income (preferred stock might win out). The Bush plan could also put steam behind stocks that fell out of favor in the grow-grow '90s: those of mature, slowly expanding businesses with reliable cash flow and a commitment to larger dividends. As for bonds, will their appeal fade...