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" We live in a culture of destructive transparency. "

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" Obama can't change his cool disposition, though it would be nice if he lost the vaguely grudging air he gives off that problems of management get in the way of ideas. "

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" What does it take to be a great social chronicler? Perhaps one of the key attributes is an understanding of what it feels like to fall from grace. "

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" Unlike his predecessors, Obama is not big on 'Masterpiece Theatre' nostalgia. "

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" Servility always curdles into rage in the end. "

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" Let's face it: innovation in the U.S. is now the province of our thriving city-states. We all know that nothing happens in Washington anymore. "

" In today's gig economy, where jobs have been replaced by 'portfolios of projects,' most people find themselves doing more things less well for two-thirds of the money. "

" The Brazilian poet Vinicius de Moraes wrote that beauty is fundamental. Well, with the poet's permission, so is courage. "

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" I keep thinking about how terrifyingly vulnerable women are in so many countries. "

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