The Philosophy Of Conflict-Of-Interest Rules

Editor and essayist Michael Kinsley maintains that “appearance of a conflict of interest” controversies are pointless, because only an actual conflict matters. Harvard professor Dennis Thompson contends that “[the[ purpose of conflict-of-interest rules is precisely to avoid an inquiry into the motives of individual reporters (and other professionals).”

Contemplating The Boston Symphony Post-Levine

“After the recent seasons of artistic drift, the BSO can no longer postpone the transformation begun but not completed under Levine. It must reignite its evolution, signal its new trajectory to the city and the world, and ensure that these interim seasons become not a waiting game with pleasant concerts but a time of real growth, artistic ferment, and creative energy.”