02 March 2009

Tough Crowds

... A banker explaining to a teacher why the government should bail out his bank, but it's socialism-- and bad for the country-- if it helps her with her mortgage.

... An environmentalist explaining the intrinsic value of wilderness to the "Mine Everywhere for America" lobby

... A hapless grad student (ahem) trying valiantly to lead a discussion on Dostoevsky's Notes From Underground with a class of 35 sophomores and juniors when the sun is shining on a crisp Louisiana February day.

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