Another theory suggests that Kael changed the rules of criticism, setting up a new way of evaluating popular art, without concern for prestige or self-conscious sophistication: in her view, a freshly entertaining or arresting movie was successful, and a movie that seemed tired or required unpacking was a flop.

NEWYORKER: What She Said

And this beneficial outcome follows, remember, on the extreme assumption that voters act not out of concern for the greater good, but out of pure self-interest.

ECONOMIST: Out of anarchy

McGuffey's Readers, the books on which generations of American children were raised, have plenty of stories treating initiative, hard work and entrepreneurialism as virtues, but just as many stories praising the virtues of self-restraint, personal integrity and concern for those who depend on you.

WSJ: Charles Murray: Why Capitalism Has an Image Problem