First, we should think clearly about how capitalism worked under much higher rates for upper-income taxpayers.
Even as we make difficult decisions about going to war, we must also think clearly about how we fight it.
To say this is to assert that doing philosophy is an activity that underlies our thinking at every point, and to imply that if we want to think clearly about anything we should either become philosophers or sit at the feet of philosophers.
As we continue to reel from the unthinkable (as in "what were we thinking?") excesses of gorging on huge amounts of unsecured debt throughout our economy, we need to think clearly about the financial tools that will allow us to recover our footing, grow our economy and create well-paid sustainable jobs.
Oddly, customers (that is, most of us) tend to underestimate the potential harm from catastrophes, largely because we don't think clearly about "extreme events" — events that are improbable but costly.
But it is important that we at least think clearly about this issues and not blithely ignore the complexities of cause-and-effect.
We can then think clearly about our values, dream wildly about how those values can come to life with beautiful projects and services, plan smartly to pull it off with limited resources and love every step of the process.
So as our children continue to tug on our sleeves and hang on our pant legs asking for the iPhone just after they beg for TV time before dinner, we need to think clearly about an action plan.
Krugman concludes, "We will not achieve the understanding we need, however, unless we are willing to think clearly about our problems and to follow those thoughts wherever they lead.
If we are going to achieve the 80percentt reduction in emissions proposed by state legislators in S.B. 32, we will need to think clearly about the role that natural gas plays now and the role that we envision for it in the future.
