| Jul 23, 2014 | Peace / SecurityIs it too soon to predict who will be the next president of the United States? Without officially declaring her intention to run again, Hillary Clinton has cornered Democratic frontrunner status. Given the weak and crowded Republican field, that makes her the...
| | Economy / BusinessNarcissists don’t happen to be particularly nice people. They preen. They grab. And they never ever really feel our pain. Extremely self-centered people, some fascinating new business school research shows, also don’t make for particularly effective...
| Jul 16, 2014 | Roundup|UncategorizedThis week in OtherWords, William A. Collins and I discuss the growing support for legal marijuana and Bob Lord points out that a single hedge fund manager makes about the same amount of money in a year as all the inhabitants of Springfield, Ohio. Do you want to make...
| | Rights / DemocracyIn a bustling room at the Third Presbyterian Church in Albuquerque, New Mexico a group of white and Latino parishioners gathered for a workshop on immigration. They wanted to learn more about the issue. Julio Alvarez, a Mexican immigrant, was there to answer their...
| | Economy / BusinessA population of 100,000 is substantial. Five states don’t even have one metropolis that large. Some cities that size, like Fargo, North Dakota, are their state’s biggest. Others, like Lansing, Michigan, are state capitals. About 100,000 people live in...
