http://www.ft.com/comment/columnists/christophercaldwellhttp://www.ft.com/rss/comment/columnist/christophercaldwellFT.com - Christopher Caldwellen© Copyright The Financial Times Ltd 2008. "FT" and "Financial Times" are trademarks of the Financial Times.support@ft.comFri, 4 Jul 2008 19:25 BSTSat, 05 Jul 2008 12:51:28 BSTNewspapers60http://news.ft.com/cms/d1f3ce1a-6bbe-11da-bb53-0000779e2340.gifhttp://www.ft.com/comment/columnists/christophercaldwell(PICS-1.1 "http://www.classify.org/safesurf/" L gen true for "http://www.ft.com/" r (SS~~000 1))http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/d3d4941c-49e7-11dd-891a-000077b07658.htmlhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/d3d4941c-49e7-11dd-891a-000077b07658.htmlGenerosity often means relinquishing power. It does not mean assigning armies of the less wealthy to tasks of one's own devising, writes Christopher Caldwell Fri, 4 Jul 2008 19:25 BSThttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/2acad17e-4451-11dd-b151-0000779fd2ac.htmlhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/2acad17e-4451-11dd-b151-0000779fd2ac.htmlAs it gets harder to climb into the middle class, the opportunity cost of being a young mother falls, writes Christopher Caldwell Fri, 27 Jun 2008 19:59 BSThttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/5dbb0ccc-3ec8-11dd-8fd9-0000779fd2ac.htmlhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/5dbb0ccc-3ec8-11dd-8fd9-0000779fd2ac.html A proposed law providing immunity from prosecution for high-ranking members of the Italian government could allow Berlusconi to dodge a trial. That is not reason enough to oppose it, writes Christopher Caldwell Fri, 20 Jun 2008 18:47 BSThttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/0902fe1a-395f-11dd-90d7-0000779fd2ac.htmlhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/0902fe1a-395f-11dd-90d7-0000779fd2ac.htmlThe internet is the wrong place to punish people. Since online data are permanent, the shame inflicted on trespassers is too, writes Christopher Caldwell Fri, 13 Jun 2008 18:55 BSThttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/62333874-33dd-11dd-869b-0000779fd2ac.htmlhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/62333874-33dd-11dd-869b-0000779fd2ac.htmlIt is alleged Deutsche Telekom monitored not just its employees but also its customers, private citizens, writes Christopher Caldwell Fri, 6 Jun 2008 20:02 BSThttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/1e66d902-2e5b-11dd-ab55-000077b07658.htmlhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/1e66d902-2e5b-11dd-ab55-000077b07658.htmlThe dubbing of legislation on veterans' benefits 'a 21st-century GI bill' has placed this welfare provision above criticism, writes Christopher Caldwell Fri, 30 May 2008 18:56 BSThttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/608c3bb4-28e4-11dd-96ce-000077b07658.htmlhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/608c3bb4-28e4-11dd-96ce-000077b07658.htmlWe are tempted to think that globalisation has fostered diversity. But this is an optical illusion, says Christopher Caldwell Fri, 23 May 2008 18:33 BSThttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/48a88718-2372-11dd-b214-000077b07658.htmlhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/48a88718-2372-11dd-b214-000077b07658.htmlThe often tedious 'pick and shovel' work of human intelligence has come to be underappreciated yet is vitally important, writes Christopher Caldwell Fri, 16 May 2008 19:14 BSThttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/08aab87c-1dda-11dd-983a-000077b07658.htmlhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/08aab87c-1dda-11dd-983a-000077b07658.htmlBurma has been pledged tens of millions of dollars and expertise, yet the generals act as if they would be doing the world a favour by accepting them, writes Christopher Caldwell Fri, 9 May 2008 19:12 BSThttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/ad7140e2-185d-11dd-8c92-0000779fd2ac.htmlhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/ad7140e2-185d-11dd-8c92-0000779fd2ac.htmlThe Fritzl incest saga is not just for tabloids. It has cracked the 'A' sections of quality dailies in every city on the planet, writes Christopher Caldwell Fri, 2 May 2008 18:35 BSThttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/4b1f4b38-12f8-11dd-8d91-0000779fd2ac.htmlhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/4b1f4b38-12f8-11dd-8d91-0000779fd2ac.htmlLifespan inequality is a matter for the political system, not the medical profession, writes Christopher Caldwell Fri, 25 Apr 2008 20:01 BSThttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/c1101636-0d5a-11dd-b90a-0000779fd2ac.htmlhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/c1101636-0d5a-11dd-b90a-0000779fd2ac.htmlRowling has a Hollywood star's relationship to her public, but none of the star's practice in dissembling contempt for it, writes Christopher Caldwell Fri, 18 Apr 2008 19:08 BSThttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/ee3f4c28-07f4-11dd-a922-0000779fd2ac.htmlhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/ee3f4c28-07f4-11dd-a922-0000779fd2ac.htmlAverage Americans feel as though they are barely clinging to their position on the social ladder, writes Christopher Caldwell Fri, 11 Apr 2008 19:36 BSThttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/b57fd73a-0273-11dd-9388-000077b07658.htmlhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/b57fd73a-0273-11dd-9388-000077b07658.htmlPeople misjudge their best interest even in simple decisions where all the information is available but the proposals in a brilliant new book should be treated with care, writes Christopher Caldwell Fri, 4 Apr 2008 19:30 BSThttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/987dc1ac-fcfa-11dc-961e-000077b07658.htmlhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/987dc1ac-fcfa-11dc-961e-000077b07658.htmlA boycott of the Olympic opening ceremonies would not change the objective realities one whit, writes Christopher Caldwell Fri, 28 Mar 2008 19:16 GMT