National Summit on Volunteering in Chicago

The National Summit on Volunteering runs until Wednesday in Chicago. Speakers include actor Kevin Bacon and former First Lady, Barbara Bush: http://www.volunteeringandservice.org/

http://www.nbcchicago.com/the-scene/events/Volunteer-Summit-National-Conference-Volunteering-Chicago-Barbara-Bush-to-Inspire-Service-159347815.html 

Barbara Bush

Barbara Bush has recently mentioned the lost art of compromise: “I hate that people think compromise is a dirty word,” she said. “It’s not a dirty word.”  On this subject, the following link to a new(ish) book about the morality of the left and right of politics looks interesting.    http://www.guardian.co.uk/books/2012/apr/22/righteous-mind-jonathan-haidt-review

Tea Party rally March 2012. Photo: Jonathan Ernst/Reuters