Dependent on Being Called Independent
After hearing about the 10,000th person brag that they are not a slave to either of the parties and that they are "independent,” I can't help but offer a dime-store definition of the two prevailing political parties.
Read full storyHate Corporations? Want to bring them to their knees? Here's how!
If you think it wrong that Jeff Bezos is a billionaire and Amazon didn't pay any taxes, but you still shop at Amazon, it's your fault that Jeff Bezos is a millionaire and Amazon didn't pay any taxes.
Read full storyMaybe we Should Learn New Ways to Pull People Over
Maybe part of the problem is the fundamental method that police use to stop motorists. Typically, the police want you to stay in your car, after which they approach with some degree of trepidation and hope that you don't pull a gun on them.
Read full storyWhich One of Us is Racist?
When listening to people deny that they are racist, or sexist, or ageist, or any of the myriad variations on the “ist” suffix, I’ve often wondered how one defends oneself when they, truly and honestly, believe that they are being falsely accused of belonging to one of those groups.
Read full storyIs Saying That You're Not Racist Enough?
When listening to people deny that they are racist, or sexist, or ageist, or any of the myriad variations on the “ist” suffix, I’ve often wondered how one defends oneself when they, truly and honestly, believe that they are falsely accused of belonging to one of those groups.
Read full storyWhat is so Believable about Belief?
I've spent the last few years trying to understand why there are so many intellectual differences among people who come from the same planet, live substantially similar lives, have similar DNA, genes, hopes, fears, and phobias. I have yet to come up with an answer, but I'm getting closer to the hypothesis.
Read full storyMale and Female Executives are not the Same.
I have been a business student for my entire life. I have studied companies, CEOs, industries, and markets for as long as I can remember, yet never have I heard as good an idea as I just heard during an interview with Pepsico CEO Indra Nooyi on Bloomberg.
Read full storyWhat do immigrants really want?
I've recently been thinking about what it would take for me to leave my country to go somewhere else. I've wondered what it would take for me to give up everything I own, everyone I know, my family, the familiarity I have with my surroundings, etc.
Read full storyLesson from my 16-year-old
I'm outside washing my car when my daughter returns from a trip to the store. "C'mon, grab a sponge, we'll wash your's too," I said. "Nah, it's not that dirty, and I have things to do" was her response.
Read full storyDo you believe in belief?
I've spent the last few years trying to understand why there are so many intellectual differences among people who come from the same planet, live substantially parallel lives, have similar DNA, genes, hopes, fears, and phobias. I have yet to come up with an answer, but I'm getting closer to the hypothesis.
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