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Technology, IS making us smarter!
If we were to listen to many of the Cassandras out there today, you would think that technology, information, and progress were all bad.
They are the…
11 years, 7 months ago
Lessons from the New Science of Adolescence
It seems that every generation seeks to find fault with the adolescent generation coming of age. Just as the parents of boomers eschewed the 60’s, s…
11 years, 7 months ago
Why do we celebrate diversity, and then try and co-opt it?
Be it immigration, race or sexual orientation, we have an odd human tendency to expect that tolerance and integration to really mean sameness.
The id…
11 years, 7 months ago
The New Capital of Big Data
Is there anyone that believes that we still have a measure of privacy? Not only are there cameras everywhere, not only is big data a part of almost …
11 years, 7 months ago
The Boys In The Boat
Think about some of the great themes and conflicts of our times. Freedom vs. Tyranny, the 1% vs the 99%, East Coast values. vs the Western ethos, te…
11 years, 7 months ago
The 9/11 generation
As we approach this anniversary of 9/11, it's worth noting that the Afghan war has become the longest in American history. Also, to think about how m…
11 years, 7 months ago
The Gold Rush...then and now
When we talk about success, be it on Wall Street, or Silicon Valley, or even the boom in natural gas, we always talk about it as “the new gold rush."…
11 years, 7 months ago
Do we need a constitutional amendment to take money out of politics?
Election day 2014 is fast approaching. At the end of the process, we will have spent over three hundred million dollars to decide if Mitch McConnell…
11 years, 7 months ago
Don't watch another Football game, until you listen to this!
Once upon a time, our national pastime had nine innings, a long season, a pastoral setting and the worship and appreciation of the Boys of Summer.
To…
11 years, 7 months ago
The Miseducation of the American Elite and the Way to a Meaningful Life
We are deep in the heart of back to school season. Therefore, it's worth noting that while we have had dozens and dozens of conversations, on this pr…
11 years, 7 months ago