Rather than participate in shriek-ins over who sits on the Whitney board, the well-educated, mostly young people I've seen protesting should spend their time and talent making a difference in another person's life. Tutor a child. Visit shut-ins. Volunteer for a food drive.
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Facebook has contributed to the destruction of a valuable ecosystem of publications that embodied better judgment and more ethical behavior than Facebook. And so we should all welcome new thinking on it.
Beneath the film’s takedown of flower power there is an irony: Gump isn’t really an avatar of patriotism, hard work, and clean living because he isn’t bright enough to make informed choices.
It is a brave new world for countries large and small as China’s rise continues, as its ambitions increase, and its sheer global weight is felt more and more. From major regions to major nation-states, China’s global impact is already more profound than anything else seen since the end of the USSR.
