Commentary: Pleased to meet you, mostly

Have you heard of Paul Millsap?

As of September, he’ll be making $30 million per year.

Are you certain you can’t place the name?

“I know it when I see it.”

That was Supreme Court Justice Potter Stewart’s famous description of when art crossed the line into pornography. Paul Millsap may be the new definition for when American capitalism crosses its own line.

In the realm of whether capitalism should have any limits in this country, it’s hard to quantify. After all, money is often a shorthand for esteem/respect, and it does motivate people, not to mention many benefit from the driving ambitions...