current affairs

Inside problem

In business, current affairs on 3 April 2010 with View Comments

Joshua Green’s recent profile of Timothy Geithner in The Atlantic’s April issue is well-written and fascinating. It provides rare insights into the upbringing and career of Geithner and how the financial crises (Japan, Mexico, Asia) he encountered during his career shaped his thinking. He is truly an intellectually awe-inspiring man. But one thing really stuck [...]

Plagiarism and Moral Relativism

In books, current affairs on 20 February 2010 with View Comments

It has recently been discovered that a critically acclaimed young German author, 17, has plagiarised parts of her novel “Axolotl Roadkill”. In one case, she lifted an entire page from an obscure book with few, if any, changes.
The German feuilleton and ‘literary establishment’ have been discussing this for the last few weeks, accomplishing nothing. Whole [...]