Susan Orlean Quotes
Borders had lousy management and made bad corporate decisions, so its fate is less like a terrible accident than a slow-motion slide into a ditch, but it's hard to be happy about a bookseller's demise.
Orlean, Susan (@susanorlean). Twitter.
The "job" to which he referred was the Director of the Mossad—–the world's premier espionage and intelligence organization. Prior to Netanyahu, the Mossad had been highly professionalized with little political interference. However, Netanyahu changed that. As an Israeli polarizing politician Netanyahu'a policies and statements where often under attack. What makes this insult particularly interesting is that it had nothing to do with policy but dealt with an aspect of Netanyahu's performance that few discussed.
In the older Communist economy companies, profit was not required so companies hired many workers to provide employment for as many as possible. Under the newer economic system companies had to become efficient and profitable. But old traditions die hard.
For an earlier expression of this idea, see Voltaire {612730}
Susan Orlean is a journalist and bestselling author of The Orchid Thief and The Library Book. She has been a staff writer for The New Yorker since 1992, and has contributed articles to many magazines including Vogue, Rolling Stone, Esquire, and Outside.
