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So this Thanksgiving and birthday week, as I reflect on Andrew Carnegie's legacy -- misplaced on Mr. Lauder -- and on the gallant efforts of Mr. Buffett and Mr. Parsons, my heart remains with the folks sleeping in tents around the country who call themselves "Occupy Wall Street" and those who are new to government subsidized food stamps.

Maxim Thorne: Giving Thanks for a Meritocracy Instead of Aristocracy Maxim Thorne 2011

Carnegie's Christopher Boucek, editor of a new book on Yemen, says the al-Qaida group there clearly takes pride in al-Asiri and his bomb-making operation.

Yemen Plot Puts Spotlight On Saudi Bomb-Maker 2010

The Hall was first conceived as a home for the Oratorio Society of New York, a choral music group that counted among its board members Mr. Carnegie's wife, Louise, and William Burnet Tuthill, an amateur cellist and a founder of the Architectural League of New York.

Opening Night, Before It Was Carnegie Hall Kimberly Chou 2011

So this Thanksgiving and birthday week, as I reflect on Andrew Carnegie's legacy -- misplaced on Mr. Lauder -- and on the gallant efforts of Mr. Buffett and Mr. Parsons, my heart remains with the folks sleeping in tents around the country who call themselves "Occupy Wall Street" and those who are new to government subsidized food stamps.

Maxim Thorne: Giving Thanks for a Meritocracy Instead of Aristocracy Maxim Thorne 2011

In the months after the opening, the excitement Tchaikovsky had generated died down, as did the sheer newness of Carnegie's hall.

Opening Night, Before It Was Carnegie Hall Kimberly Chou 2011

But rather than install him in his own Steinway Hall downtown, Steinway booked Paderewski in Carnegie's place.

Opening Night, Before It Was Carnegie Hall Kimberly Chou 2011

Carnegie's excellent teen program is still doing great work, but we've not made that available across the country.

Joe Hall: How Would We Teach Andy Warhol? Joe Hall 2011

Carnegie's excellent teen program is still doing great work, but we've not made that available across the country.

Joe Hall: How Would We Teach Andy Warhol? Joe Hall 2011

Carnegie's excellent teen program is still doing great work, but we've not made that available across the country.

Joe Hall: How Would We Teach Andy Warhol? Joe Hall 2011

So this Thanksgiving and birthday week, as I reflect on Andrew Carnegie's legacy -- misplaced on Mr. Lauder -- and on the gallant efforts of Mr. Buffett and Mr. Parsons, my heart remains with the folks sleeping in tents around the country who call themselves "Occupy Wall Street" and those who are new to government subsidized food stamps.

Maxim Thorne: Giving Thanks for a Meritocracy Instead of Aristocracy Maxim Thorne 2011