‘Children of Men’

Published September 30th, 2014 by Peter Kinder

We learn early that children mark the hope of the species. But what if women stopped conceiving? How would a world look without hope? *** In ‘Children…

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‘Sailing to Byzantium’: Robert Pinsky at the Harvard Coop 9/16/14

Published September 17th, 2014 by Peter Kinder

Driving US Route 7 down the central Valley of Vermont, past the steeply rising road to Ripton, I think of Robert Frost when I see the tired monuments…

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‘A Friedman Doctrine – The Social Responsibility of Business is to Increase its Profits’: 44 Years Later

Published September 12th, 2014 by Peter Kinder

September 13 marks the 44th anniversary of the publication of University of Chicago professor Milton Friedman’s article, ‘A Friedman Doctrine – The Social Responsibility of Business is to Increase…

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Guest Post: Tom Welsh on the Passing of Shipbuilding on the Clyde

Published September 4th, 2014 by Peter Kinder

Proprietor’s Note: It’s fitting that the first guest post on The Bell should be by my old friend, Dr. Thomas Welsh. When I asked how I should describe…

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