I saw this essay by Michael Knox Beran in City Journal comparing the concepts of compassion and pity, and figured I'd share it as a change of pace. By demonstrating how the differences impact the ways we educate our children and conceive of social welfare programs among other things, Beran works to make the case for an effective "compassionate conservatism" as well as anyone else I've read.
Posted by dan at August 2, 2003 12:05 AM