If you haven’t heard that millennials value experiences over things, you haven’t been paying attention. That popular meme has appeared everywhere, including the Wall Street Journal, CNBC, and just about every other business news publication. It’s also supposedly behind the demise of Aeropostale, Macy’s and other retail outlets. The only[…] Read On
I used to read the news and feel as if I was getting, well, the news. I’d check out the Wall Street Journal and sometimes the New York Times, USA Today or Business Week for additional perspective. Sometimes they’d have different takes on the same events, but mostly, they all[…] Read On
The internet is rife with abusers, bullies, haters and trolls. Everyone is freaking out over it. The question is, how is that different from real life? The call to police the web – to create safe spaces away from all the ugliness of humanity and the lies people tell –[…] Read On
“Why the Best Leaders Want Their Superstar Employees to Leave.” When I first saw this WSJ op-ed, I thought corporate America had finally flipped its collective lid. Actually, it’s more of a sensational headline to get people to click. And it worked; it was among the Journal’s most popular posts that[…] Read On
I was born a little late to catch the McCarthy era, but if someone had told me that it could happen again, in this supposedly enlightened day and age, I would have said niet way. And yet, here we are. The vast Russian conspiracy nonsense is out of control. It[…] Read On
I remember floating around in the pool one summer, reading a fascinating Newsweek (or was it Time?) cover story about how growing replacement organs would soon be plausible. Since these organs would be grown from our own DNA, our bodies would not reject them. The article suggested that relatively simple structures[…] Read On
There are just two kinds of people: those who use Wikipedia for reference and those who say they don’t but do. Some of you may think you’re in a third category, but you’re probably not; you just don’t realize it. You would think that no reputable school, media outlet, or[…] Read On