As I said in an earlier post, Robert, you are a gift to humanity. Thank you for sharing this important work. We need more people like you who work at the architecture level of society to help the rest of us rebuild and strengthen our base of shared fundamental values and work through the dilemmas served up by a complex world.
Thank you for doing this, and more important for your work on behalf of part of my chosen family over your life time.
I am excited to join you and to read your book.
My excitement is mixed is mixed with jealousy, I wish I could write a book, much less a book as good as I am sure this will be. I suspect you would tell me to continue to try and I will.
I wake up in the middle of the night, turn on my computer and often is dismayed at what I read, see and hear. This morning, something joyful has popped up.
Hello Sir, I am always eager to read your comments or listen to your lectures. Living in Europe but visiting frequently the USA, for work, or visiting friends and family, I am also concerned, not only for the USA but for the World in which we live, and for the one we pass on to our children and grandchildren. Never underestimate the actions of one, the butterfly effect, and what it means to many. Thanks! Francine Danniau
professor reich: i am thrilled to learn that you are sharing your book with us! it's incredibly challenging for me to get books that are published overseas here in norway, so i am looking forward to this unexpected treat.
Tom said it best..."you are a gift to humanity". Absolutely. I've started your "last" class and have found it to be fascinating. I've learned so much that I thought I knew, but not to the depth you explain things. I just love learning so you are supplying me with a great fix! There are a lot of people who are very grateful to know you! Thank you for everything.
I purchased and read "Common Good" soon after I started on this Substack forum. Very worthwhile experience! Looking forward to reading the updated version! Thank you for publishing an updated version here.
Robert: Someone in a comment commented on protecting free speech. I think it is important to define the limits of free speech. In fact, the limits on any freedom. Any freedom some time begins to impinge on the freedom of someone else. There is no such thing as one person having an absolute freedom of anything. All freedoms have to be titrated against other people's expression of that same freedom. The key is how you define that boundary and how you resolve the conflict.. Not everyone will agree with you as to how you resolve this conundrum. Many elements of society spread their message of an absolute freedom (especially those around Trump) and don't want to recognize any limits. The religious folks want to invoke a divine right for themselves (making cakes or websites only for those they agree with) where divine roughly means absolute (and to hell with everyone else). The Sisyphean burden of the liberal side is to recognize these limits. When you express limits to freedom, you will be attacked by anyone who thinks his freedom needs to be absolute. It's a tough road!
I've read it already, and I will happily reread it here. I am old enough to remember taking Civics classes in school. I don't believe those classes are still taught -- and they need to be. At the very least, all people seeking to be elected to a public office should have to complete some type of relevant training, for example an immersive civics semester at the John Glenn College of Public Affairs.
Fantastic ! Your book, and all rational thoughts of what truly contributes to building and protecting the common good are not only extremely pertinent, its something we desperately need immediately. We need definition, clarity, broad recognition, understanding, and agreement. I consider the fact that the incredibly delusional Trump, and the predictably fascist citizenry and individuals who like him, believe that he IS, inexplicably, "The" common good. Therefore, I know this to be a time of great challenges whereby we need you and other great leaders and teachers to help us, not only to rescue, but to set forth clearly defined tenets and principles of the common good and define what they mean and will provide for today and our future as a nation. Your book, thoughts, and leadership are extraordinarily important! Carry on good Professor.
Just in time - I need a good read and good conversation to finish out the summer! I spend 10 mos of the year educating 8th graders -sometimes their “me, me, me“ attitudes scare me, but then they come back to visit as high schoolers or beyond and I get to see that they do in fact become good people - lol. There is hope.
Thank you so much for sharing your book! I have so much respect for you. You are so wise and discerning. I'm sharing your newsletter with family and friends. I wish everyone would read it.
As I said in an earlier post, Robert, you are a gift to humanity. Thank you for sharing this important work. We need more people like you who work at the architecture level of society to help the rest of us rebuild and strengthen our base of shared fundamental values and work through the dilemmas served up by a complex world.
Professor
Thank you for doing this, and more important for your work on behalf of part of my chosen family over your life time.
I am excited to join you and to read your book.
My excitement is mixed is mixed with jealousy, I wish I could write a book, much less a book as good as I am sure this will be. I suspect you would tell me to continue to try and I will.
I wake up in the middle of the night, turn on my computer and often is dismayed at what I read, see and hear. This morning, something joyful has popped up.
Thank you again.
Fred
Hello Sir, I am always eager to read your comments or listen to your lectures. Living in Europe but visiting frequently the USA, for work, or visiting friends and family, I am also concerned, not only for the USA but for the World in which we live, and for the one we pass on to our children and grandchildren. Never underestimate the actions of one, the butterfly effect, and what it means to many. Thanks! Francine Danniau
It takes a good man to even consider the Common Good.
Thank you, Robert Reich, for writing a whole book about it and generously sharing it with us!
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professor reich: i am thrilled to learn that you are sharing your book with us! it's incredibly challenging for me to get books that are published overseas here in norway, so i am looking forward to this unexpected treat.
Professor,
Tom said it best..."you are a gift to humanity". Absolutely. I've started your "last" class and have found it to be fascinating. I've learned so much that I thought I knew, but not to the depth you explain things. I just love learning so you are supplying me with a great fix! There are a lot of people who are very grateful to know you! Thank you for everything.
I purchased and read "Common Good" soon after I started on this Substack forum. Very worthwhile experience! Looking forward to reading the updated version! Thank you for publishing an updated version here.
Robert: Someone in a comment commented on protecting free speech. I think it is important to define the limits of free speech. In fact, the limits on any freedom. Any freedom some time begins to impinge on the freedom of someone else. There is no such thing as one person having an absolute freedom of anything. All freedoms have to be titrated against other people's expression of that same freedom. The key is how you define that boundary and how you resolve the conflict.. Not everyone will agree with you as to how you resolve this conundrum. Many elements of society spread their message of an absolute freedom (especially those around Trump) and don't want to recognize any limits. The religious folks want to invoke a divine right for themselves (making cakes or websites only for those they agree with) where divine roughly means absolute (and to hell with everyone else). The Sisyphean burden of the liberal side is to recognize these limits. When you express limits to freedom, you will be attacked by anyone who thinks his freedom needs to be absolute. It's a tough road!
I've read it already, and I will happily reread it here. I am old enough to remember taking Civics classes in school. I don't believe those classes are still taught -- and they need to be. At the very least, all people seeking to be elected to a public office should have to complete some type of relevant training, for example an immersive civics semester at the John Glenn College of Public Affairs.
Thank you, Robert for your generosity, kindness and humanity!
Fantastic ! Your book, and all rational thoughts of what truly contributes to building and protecting the common good are not only extremely pertinent, its something we desperately need immediately. We need definition, clarity, broad recognition, understanding, and agreement. I consider the fact that the incredibly delusional Trump, and the predictably fascist citizenry and individuals who like him, believe that he IS, inexplicably, "The" common good. Therefore, I know this to be a time of great challenges whereby we need you and other great leaders and teachers to help us, not only to rescue, but to set forth clearly defined tenets and principles of the common good and define what they mean and will provide for today and our future as a nation. Your book, thoughts, and leadership are extraordinarily important! Carry on good Professor.
Just in time - I need a good read and good conversation to finish out the summer! I spend 10 mos of the year educating 8th graders -sometimes their “me, me, me“ attitudes scare me, but then they come back to visit as high schoolers or beyond and I get to see that they do in fact become good people - lol. There is hope.
Thank you so much for sharing your book! I have so much respect for you. You are so wise and discerning. I'm sharing your newsletter with family and friends. I wish everyone would read it.
Thanks Robert, I will read along!
I appreciate you letting us read your book at no cost, very few seasoned writers would do such a thing.
My introduction to you. The book made me feel as if I was NOT entirely alone with my thoughts!
Sent it out to friends with a sentiment that a revolution was not only possible, BUT MANDATORY!!!
Thanks for sharing your gifts and talents for a "Common Good."
btw: I would love to hear your thoughts regarding "Free Speech" in the age of such damaging MISinformation - Than You!!!