Newsletter 399

12 Aug 2011 • 3 min read

[1]The Browser
Links:
1. http://thebrowser.com

[5]The Moral Decay Of Our Society Is As Bad At The Top As The Bottom
Links:
5. http://b.rw/nMGJYf

Peter Oborne | Telegraph | 11 August 2011

"The so-called feral youth seem oblivious to decency and morality. But so
are the venal rich and powerful – too many of our bankers, footballers,
wealthy businessmen and politicians." Culture of greed, impunity stretches a
long way [6]Comments
Links:
6. http://thebrowser.com/articles/moral-decay-our-society-bad-top-bottom

[7]Debt: The Forgiveness Fix
Links:
7. http://b.rw/qgXffM

Peter Coy | Businessweek | 10 August 2011

"Getting the global economy moving again means accepting that some debts
will never be repaid — the sooner, the better." Writedowns don't have to set
a dangerous precedent. It's simply time to admit we borrowed too much
[8]Comments
Links:
8. http://thebrowser.com/articles/debt-forgiveness-fix

[9]Would You Like a Smile With That?
Links:
9. http://b.rw/oMYVwe

Stephanie Clifford | NYT | 6 August 2011

How Pret a Manger keeps employees cheerful and motivated. "I grabbed a
coffee at a Pret shop across from my hotel and watched a thin, shaggy-haired
employee pick up garbage and sweep the floor. He was skipping as he worked"
[10]Comments
Links:
10. http://thebrowser.com/articles/would-you-smile

[11]An Excuse For Slashing Entitlements
Links:
11. http://b.rw/mVsci5

Matt Stoller | Politico | 9 August 2011

S&P isn't fit to rate the US. It's paid to lie. So no politician should use
its downgrade to justify painful cuts. Particularly in a deflationary
economy. Or civil unrest might spread, as with the strikes of 1930s. Or
Britain today [12]Comments
Links:
12. http://thebrowser.com/articles/excuse-slashing-entitlements

[13]Moral Hypocrisy, And How To Avoid It
Links:
13. http://b.rw/oC8CGg

Dan Jones | Philosopher In The Mirror | 2 August 2011

Investigation into human propensity for moral double standards. "The bottom
line is that the abstractness or concreteness of moral dilemmas affects how
we process them, and whether or not we indulge in moral hypocrisy"
[14]Comments
Links:
14. http://thebrowser.com/articles/moral-hypocrisy-and-how-avoid-it

[15]A New Species Bonanza In The Philippines
Links:
15. http://b.rw/ri1awg

Andy Isaacson | Smithsonian | 9 August 2011

Trawling the ocean floor in The Philippines has revealed 300 species new to
science. But all are in grave danger. Rate of extinction in this area is
1,000 times the natural rate. Protected areas abound but few are properly
managed [16]Comments
Links:
16. http://thebrowser.com/articles/new-species-bonanza-philippines

FiveBooks Interview

[17]David Marquand on the End of the West
Links:
17. http://thebrowser.com/interviews/david-marquand-on-end-west

The former British MP says the myths we have perpetuated about the West are
dangerous and need to be revised. He tells us what we should read to
understand the changing world order [18]Read on
Links:
18. http://thebrowser.com/interviews/david-marquand-on-end-west

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