Ben Carson and Donald Trump are popular among Republicans right now because they are outsiders. Carson is a retired pediatric neurosurgeon, and Trump is a high profile big businessman. Neither have spent a single day in the field of politics. … Continue reading
Daniel Duffy served in Iraq from November 2006 to April 2007. He was part of the “surge” strategy President George W. Bush ordered to quell the insurgency. His basic mission was to help keep insurgents from getting a stronghold in … Continue reading
One of my favorite books ever is “Life and Death in Shanghai” by Nien Cheng. Cheng was a remarkable woman, someone I had the opportunity to spend some time with and meet in the 1990s, in Washington DC. The book … Continue reading
Does honesty matter in business? A reader recently wrote me about his employer. He states he has a new sales job which for the most part is fun, and pays well. However, he’s being told to lie to customers that … Continue reading
A woman once provided me with a brilliant analogy about living in an abusive relationship. I asked her how she put up with it so long. She replied, “It’s kind of like being in a room with a foul odor. … Continue reading
I grew up in the house of altruism. My mother made it very clear that as a single mother she had sacrificed her life for her children; that she had given up her own happiness, cashed in her entire retirement … Continue reading
Chain restaurants in the United States will be required to list calorie information on their menus starting in December 2016. Chick-fil-A said that it did not reduce calories in its menu items because it decided to start posting them. “We … Continue reading
Socialist/Democratic candidate for president, Bernie Sanders, does not like the maverick, hugely successful private taxicab service, Uber. He says it’s too “unregulated.” For that reason, he has “serious problems” with Uber. Stop and think. What does it mean to say … Continue reading
The worst guilt is to accept an unearned guilt. — Ayn Rand, author of The Fountainhead and Atlas Shrugged
Antarctica is growing not shrinking, according to the latest study from NASA. Furthermore, instead of contributing to rising sea levels, the still-very-much-frozen southern continent is actually reducing them by 0.23 mm per year. The study – by an organization [NASA] … Continue reading
What is “shaming”? Do you engage in it? Is shaming done to you? How much power should shame and blame have? Shaming refers to the use of moral intimidation (name calling, humiliation) in place of facts, reason or logic when … Continue reading
What psychological purpose, if any, does belief in the supernatural serve? Clay Routledge Ph.D., researcher on the subject and author of “More Than Mortal” thinks it’s about meaning in life: My research lab studies how religious beliefs contribute to perceptions … Continue reading