TIME's case for national service

check this out

http://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1657570,00.html
TIME magazine ME Rick Stengel is trying to give backbone to the idea of structured (and rewarded) national service ... formalizing the volunteering lots of people do already. He sees it as the way to save the republic.

Personally, I've come to doubt just about anything that has a price tag attached to it because we seem unable to get through funding bottlenecks. But I love his ideas, especially the Summer of Service. What a concept. If it worked, we'd be the better for it.

What do you think? Do we need to refocus our efforts and serve more? And is it even appropriate for a news magazine editor to cough up his opinions like this? It's a call to action. Is that OK?

While you're at it, check out this response in his own publication:
http://www.time.com/time/specials/2007/article/0,28804,1657256_1657317_1658698,00.html

Kinsley drills down to you guys. Do you think he has a point?