If you’re a citizen of the world, it’s your duty to report to law enforcement any instances or rumors of sexual crimes. Especially when they involve children.
When you are granted an esteemed position of leadership, like that of Joe Paterno, the moral stakes and expectations are even higher.… Read the rest
With social presence and demographic insight greater than the U.S. census, it’s inevitable that Facebook will permeate U.S. local politics.
In what I believe is a first for local politics in Pelham, New York (where we live), the four leading candidates running for two town justice seats are campaigning on Facebook, through Facebook Pages and Facebook Ads.… Read the rest
It’s Sunday morning and the eye of Irene — downgraded from hurricane to tropical storm — just passed through our area north of New York City. Fortunately, early reports indicate there weren’t too many deaths on the entire East Coast (less than ten from reports I’ve seen thus far).… Read the rest
Yale University chief investment officer David Swensen penned a persuasive argument for reigning in the mutual-fund industry through investor education and government regulation. It is shocking how an industry, “which manages more than $13 trillion for 90 million Americans, has employed market volatility to produce profits for itself far more reliably than it has produced returns for its investors.”… Read the rest
British comedian, actor, director, producer, musician and writer Ricky Gervais on working hard…
I was brought up in a very poor working class family and there was a nobility in poverty, and I’ve never lost that really. And money’s never excited me, I’ve never done anything for a million pounds that I wouldn’t have done for free.
