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“Society is a revolving body which is apt to be judged according to its place in each man's heaven; and at present it was turning its illuminated face to Lily.”

Book:The House of Mirth

Work

The House of Mirth

Edith Wharton's classic novel delves into the complexities of high society, following the life of Lily Bart, a young woman who navigates the intricate web of relationships and expectations in the Gilded Age. The story is rich in detail, offering a critical examination of the era's values and the limitations placed on women. more

Author

Edith Wharton

American novelist known for her delicate psychological portrayals and profound social insights. Edith Wharton came from a wealthy New York family and her works mainly reflect the American society at the end of the 19th century and the beginning of the 20th century. Her representative works include 'The Age of Innocence' and 'The House of Mirth' among others. more

“Consider how the minimum wage impacts workers with different educations. Over the past 30 years (on average) each ten-percentage point increase in the federal minimum wage as a fraction of the average U.S. wage rate has been associated with no increase in unemployment among workers with college degrees, a one and a half percentage point increase in unemployment among workers with high school diplomas, and a three and a half percentage point increase in unemployment among workers without high school diplomas. Politicians are picking winners and losers, but they are lying about whom they’ve picked.”

Government Politics Society Economics

Book:Cooperation and Coercion: How Busybodies Became Busybullies and What that Means for Economics and Politics

Source: Cooperation and Coercion: How Busybodies Became Busybullies and What that Means for Economics and Politics

“Finally, the money to pay for an increased minimum wage must come from somewhere, and there are only four places from which it can come: other minimum wage workers, in the form of layoffs and reduced hours; higher wage workers, in the form of static or reduced compensation; investors, in the form of lower profits; or customers, in the form of higher prices. How much each of the groups pays for the minimum wage hike depends on how competitive the various marketplaces are.”

Government Politics Society Economics

Book:Cooperation and Coercion: How Busybodies Became Busybullies and What that Means for Economics and Politics

Source: Cooperation and Coercion: How Busybodies Became Busybullies and What that Means for Economics and Politics

“There is chaos all around and you are looking for oneness and unity. Most of you're sticking with a unit called body which hardly lasts 100 years, or to units such as family, cast, religion, country or humanity. Humanity is the largest of them which lasts a few thousand years. That is nothing compared to the eternal oneness, the unit that lasts forever. Find that!”

Religion Humanity Society Eternity Unity Oneness

Author:Shunya

“There are four things that an aristocrat should contribute to the modern world to countervail its ideological tendencies: the rejection of historical inevitability; the defense of the ethics of obligations; an acceptance of the body/soul dualism with the soul taking the dominant position; and a classical concept of shame. All of them are interrelated.”