On Dominique Strauss-Kahn, Shakespeare and the Enemy in the Mirror

With graduations and commencement speeches in the air, I've been, more than usual, in a philosophical mood this month. One of the things this self-reflection -- aided and abetted by a flurry of recent headlines -- has led to is a reminder that, in the game of life, as Cassius said in 'Julius Caesar,' 'The fault, dear Brutus, is not in our stars, but in ourselves.'