Amy Schiller, a visiting scholar and former postdoc in the Society of Fellows, argues that contemporary philanthropy must transcend its focus on basic human survival.
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People are entitled to free time. To be able to meaningfully enjoy fundamental political, civil, and personal liberties depends on having access to the resources and conditions that enable their exercise—and these resources and conditions extend to time. In particular, people generally require time not dedicated to meeting one's own and one's dependents' basic needs, whether in necessary paid work, personal care, household labor, or caregiving. We must have time that is not consumed by the necessities of life, time that is instead free to devote to our chosen ends.
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A Tuck delegation and undergrads are among the attendees in Dubai.
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Giving Tuesday's arrival days after Thanksgiving and Black Friday snaps us out of the funk brought on by consumption of food and material goods at peak levels. It reminds us that we are more than just consumers.
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The government professors write an opinion piece in Nikkei Asia asserting that the U.S. does not have to choose between promoting stability in Asia and in Europe, in part because of America's many allies with large, productive economies. Read the full article HERE!
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