22Jun2010

The Education Catastrophe

Education is not an option. Kids who don't complete high school will make an average of $14,000 per year. Here is what we can do...

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23Jun2010

9/11, Oil and Civility

9/11, Oil and Civility: As I listen to the shouting, finger-pointing, blaming, and anger, my thoughts go back to the morning of 9/11/2001...

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22Jul2010

Guys: Be Proud of Yourself

What are you proud of yourself for doing lately?

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22Jul2010

A Little Love Makes a Big Difference

This is a true story about Joy, a school teacher, and Brian, an accountant, and their two children, Andrew (11) and Leah (9). They lead a normal, happy life, except that Andrew has Juvenile Diabetes. Insulin shots and blood sugar checks are part of the family's daily routine, something that everyone handles with grace and equanimity. Late one night during this past tax season, Joy asked a

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23Jul2010

Seeing the World Accurately

What do we know today that we didn't understand yesterday? What have we learned? How have we learned it? Could this process be applied elsewhere in politics, in business, in our lives? We all have those moments when we think, "if I had only known then what I know now." But, is this really possible? Can we be prematurely smarter, more insightful, even wiser? I think so, at least sometimes. A

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