Opinion

On meetings: a note on dreaded corporate etiquette [Opinion]

Nov. 4, 2009 | Alain de Botton | NPR | 0 comments

The business meeting, often composed of a stale snack, far-from-witty banter and inane blathering, is a test in unspoken social tact. Commentator Alain de Botton attempts to explain what true purpose business meetings serve.

In Afghan war, there's a lot to dither about [News Analysis]

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Oct. 28, 2009 | Daniel Schorr | NPR | 3 comments

President Obama is wrestling with an agonizing decision on how to "Afghanize" the conflict, to borrow phrasing from the Vietnam days. As U.S. casualties mount, Obama faces the ultimate question: Get more involved at the risk of losing support from an increasingly disheartened American public, or get less involved and risk facing the blame for letting Afghanistan go down the drain?

Awakening ghosts in an India long gone [Commentary]

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Oct. 27, 2009 | Sandip Roy | NPR | 0 comments

Every evening, commentator Sandip Roy carefully flicks on the lights in his home. Now rounding that spooky time of year, Roy details his memories of a lush, sensuous India haunted by nighttime spirits of the past.