We're going to try something that maybe we just imagine now, but if we work at it, we'll achieve it.

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In response to this clear but astonishing state of affairs, we could try just doing less.

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But we have a responsibility to do even more than just try to recover from this devastating recession and financial crisis.

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But if we try to bring it up to date, try to do something contemporary, it'll just seem archaic.

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We are so scared of the random that we create disciplines that try to make sense of the past--but we ultimately fail to understand it, just as we fail to see the future.

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We could go on and on, but that would just be boring -- try it out for yourself and let us know in the comments if you encounter any glitches.

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Sprint TV's also included, of course, but it just hangs on 4G whenever you try to watch a program -- we had to turn it off and use EV-DO to make it work, which is pretty counterproductive considering how much better it could look on a faster, lower-latency connection.

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But then, we find lessons to draw (and new ground to try to break) just about everywhere.

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Sure, we should remain skeptical of the next reform fad, but we still need to try out new ideas, give choice a chance, and and remain just as skeptical of the status quo.

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