Noah Kagan joined Facebook as a product manager in 2005. Eight months later, he was fired. The reason? The social network company was growing and changing rapidly in those early days and, instead of adapting to what Facebook needed, he made it about him: “I wanted attention, I put myself[…] Read On
Monthly Archives: November 2016
Your News Feed Is Turning Your Brain to Mush
Even though discrimination is a problem for older workers, that hasn’t stopped baby boomers from defying the odds and having killer late-life careers. There are more entrepreneurs and full-time employees aged 55 and older than ever before. They make up a third of the nation’s labor force and start just[…] Read On
Thanksgiving Day Disasters
Thanksgiving has to be my favorite holiday. We don’t usually travel. I just kick back and watch football while my wife Kim makes dinner, which is always amazing. Sometimes we have friends over, sometimes it’s just us. Good food, football, friends, fun, wine … what can go wrong? Actually, more[…] Read On
The Real Reason Republicans Won Big
A reader just reminded me of a Critical Thinking column I wrote for Fox Business just after the 2014 midterm election. “Things don’t change and very few pay attention,” he wrote. Indeed. Glad you’re paying attention, Lee. Here’s the column, in its entirety: Depending on which pundit you listen to, Tuesday’s[…] Read On
Cry Babies: Trump Is Your President, Get Over It
There are lots of extremely distraught people in America today. Maybe traumatized is a better word. They are upset that Donald Trump was elected President. I know that because I’ve been watching them curse, scream, cry, rant and rave all over the news and my Twitter feed for more than[…] Read On
Bursting the Beltway Bubble Has Been Long Overdue
The election may be over, but the recriminations are just getting started. On a conference call with donors, Hillary Clinton blamed her stunning defeat on James Comey’s email investigation redux. She claimed the FBI director’s letter to Congress just 11 days ahead of the election stopped her campaign’s momentum, while[…] Read On
Trump, Clinton or NFL Football?
It’s Monday night, and I just filed my Fox Business Critical Thinking column for tomorrow. It’s about the election. Am I worried about the outcome? Nope. Not one bit. My wife Kim went out for Tony & Alba’s Pizza (nobody delivers way up here in the mountains), so I open[…] Read On