Daily Archives: March 13, 2011

Heart and Mouth and Deed and Life

JS Bach: Cantata BWV 147.1 Concentus Musicus Vienna. Arnold Schoenberg Choir. Nikolaus Harnoncourt, conductor. I. Coro. Herz und Mund und Tat und Leben Muss von Christo Zeugnis geben Ohne Furcht und Heuchelei, Dass er Gott und Heiland sei. English: Heart … Continue reading

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Things fall apart; the centre cannot hold;

“Things fall apart; the centre cannot hold; Mere anarchy is loosed upon the world, The blood-dimmed tide is loosed, and everywhere The ceremony of innocence is drowned;” This is a verse from Yeat’s enigmatic poem ” The Second Coming” and … Continue reading

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The New Humanism

by David Brooks Over the course of my career, I’ve covered a number of policy failures. When the Soviet Union fell, we sent in teams of economists, oblivious to the lack of social trust that marred that society. While invading … Continue reading

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