Mice, of course, are the quintessential model organism.

Love them or hate them, what is undeniable is that Wal Mart is the quintessential example of the costs and benefits of modern globalization. Consumers pay significantly less than at traditional outlets.

One of the charities listed by the United Nations is Benevolence International Foundation (BIF), a quintessential example of how an organization with an admirable purpose can be used to funnel money to sponsor terrorism and violence across the globe.a

Global warming is a quintessential public goods problem. To make the structural transitions that the world needs, we need governments to take a more active role at a time when demands for cutbacks are increasing in Europe and the US.

The man who once said that he could well imagine world culture without Jews now claimed to realize how quintessential the Jews are for world culture. He announced that he had hired Eyal Arad, a well known Israeli spin doctor, to run his presidential campaign.

The main benefit of these proposals is that they are more strategic than tactical better aligned with the balance sheet problems that are actually afflicting the economy. As the quintessential laissez faire system, the US has outsourced strategy to the invisible hand of the market for far too long.

If only such practices were used to tackle the vast majority of the problems that overwhelm Somalia. In this quintessential failed state, this sort of elders wisdom may be the only option to start dealing with the quagmire created by the lawlessness that has gripped the country since the departure of the dictator Said Barre in 1991.