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The G Man and the Beauty Problem

The G Man and the Beauty Problem

There is total frenzy in the arts community over the story that Joshua Bell played in a D.C. subway and was all but ignored (Washington Post). But no one seems to have noted the obvious: these are mostly government employees. Can we really expect them to recognize beauty?

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