Edgewood College business ethics professor Denis Collins is relaxing on the front porch of his two-story home on West Lawn Avenue, chuckling over the latest novel from Christopher Buckley.
Along the shady sidewalk, a pair of young mothers walk past pushing baby strollers. Nearby, a male cardinal whistles from a branch of a lilac in full bloom. It’s a classic Madison setting — one seemingly far removed from the world of corporate scandal, Wall Street rip-offs and double-digit unemployment that dominates today’s business headlines.