Harvard Business School Professor Michael Porter is a super-smart guy and he’s written an excellent perspective in the New England Journal of Me ... View all

In the past I’ve advocated capping the deductibility of employer-sponsored health insurance in order to encourage restraint in health care spend ... View all

When I was growing up huge lines for rides at theme parks like Disney were the norm. Meanwhile, at least in suburban Maryland where I grew up, it was ... View all

It's official. My wife and I are headed to Ireland in October. I bought the plane tickets earlier this week. We will be gone for ten days, eight days ... View all

I hate left-right bickering.  Hate it.  I especially hate the left-right bickering about the automobile bankruptcy/bailout.  Yes, the approach taken w ... View all

This isn’t to pick on craigslist specifically, as this type of thing occurs all over the Net, especially where it’s free to post what othe ... View all

I had a medical scare two weeks ago that shook me up quite a bit. No, not because there was anything wrong with me, but because if I had been someone ... View all

A typhoon wrecks the Philippines coastline in 2008 News in this week from the first comprehensive study into the impacts of global warming on human ... View all

Something that’s been bugging me in the increased abortion talk after George Tiller’s assassination is the derail into talking about sex e ... View all

Join Jen and the other Quicktakers over at the Conversion Diary. 1. All of my angst and worry about the bassoon sale on eBay was for naught. I was s ... View all