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Justice with Michael Sandel

If there were any question SP loves the emailer machine and the joys it can bring to our modern life, here is one more piece of proof. Harvard University is offering its very popular class Justice on the Internet for free. Since it’s September and the back-to-school scent is pungent in the air, let’s take [...]

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posted on September 26, 2009

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SP Recommends

SP has found two new favorite things. Eliot Gregory and Bibliolife: Mr. Gregory for his witty and astute social observations at the turn of the Twentieth century and Bibliolife for their mantra “Old Books Deserve a New Life.” Among the interesting insights found in this book, I stumbled upon some wise words that are a [...]

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posted on July 31, 2009

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In Search of Dignity

The old dignity code has not survived modern life. The costs of its demise are there for all to see. Every week there are new scandals featuring people who simply do not know how to act. For example, during the first few weeks of summer, three stories have dominated public conversation, and each one exemplifies [...]

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posted on July 7, 2009

posted in Decorum,Etiquette and Manners,Intellectual Pursuits,Rules & Traditions

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posted on December 17, 2008

posted in Etiquette and Manners,Intellectual Pursuits,Rules & Traditions,Wardrobe & Style

Write it Down

There are many ways to keep track of the pieces of information careening in and out of your life. There is your iPhone or Blackberry, your blog, the napkin at your lunch table, even the gum wrapper in your pocket. All will do for jotting down a phone number, a grocery list, the next great idea that [...]

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posted on September 22, 2008

posted in Correspondence,Intellectual Pursuits

A Man Reads

Many men look back fondly on their halcyon school days as a time when life was easier and filled with the luxury of reading and learning and discussing that new knowledge with a panel of his peers. Of course, the nights were filled with booze-soaked parties and the mornings weighed down with banging hangovers, but the days! [...]

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