Too funny, especially today with Governor Sanford’s admission. Congressman Offers Preemptive Apology For Extramarital Affair
READ MORERussia: An Uninvestable Country
Ikea said Tuesday that it was suspending further investment in Russia, apparently because of pervasive corruption and demands for bribes. The announcement came after a rare statement by Ikea’s 83-year-old founder in a radio interview that Ikea had decided not to solve problems by slipping money under the table. Kudos to Ikea for standing up […]
READ MOREA Home in Harvard
I highly recommend this inspiring LA Times article about Khadijah Williams. Here is a snippet: “Around here, Khadijah is known as “Harvard girl,” the “smart girl” and the girl with the contagious smile who landed at Jefferson High School only 18 months ago. What students don’t know is that she is also a homeless girl.” […]
READ MOREFailure
I really enjoyed this speech on the subject of failure to 9th graders by Paul Tudor Jones. Check it out: Failure speech by Paul Tudor Jones
READ MORESmile Pinki
I just watched a very moving documentary called Smile Pinki. The movie is short, only 45 minutes, and is about children with cleft palates from extremely poor places in India. The movie follows a few of them from their villages to a hospital, where thanks to the charity, Smile Train, they can have surgery for […]
READ MOREPlants Vs. Zombies
I grew up loving video games as a kid. Unfortunately, as I have gotten older I have less and less time for simple leisure and games. But every now and then I hear about an addictive game and I slip into the little kid I once was. It happened several years ago with Half Life […]
READ MOREPoor don’t just get poorer and rich don’t get richer
This is a great post from Carpe Diem showing that it is patently false that the poor get poorer and the rich get richer: A Treasury Department study of the 1996–2005 period used IRS income tax data to discern considerable mobility: more than 55% of taxpayers moved to a different income quintile. More than half […]
READ MOREA Man of Principal
This is a great video showing what a difference one man can make, especially if he is an outsider. This is very inspiring: Visit msnbc.com for Breaking News, World News, and News about the Economy
READ MOREThe Health Care “Cost Conundrum”
I recommend this article on why health care costs are so much higher in some places of the country and yet health care outcomes aren’t any better. Here is a snippet: “Yet in 2006 Medicare expenditures (our best approximation of over-all spending patterns) in El Paso were $7,504 per enrollee—half as much as in McAllen. […]
READ MOREWhy is he in charge?
The New York Times profiles Brian Deese, the 31 year old in charge of dismantling GM. Brian Deese represents what I think is a big problem in th Obama administration: No one really has any business experience or has experience operating in the business world. This will come back to bite Obama, the economy and […]
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