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PopCap: Health Care vs. Healthy Behavior: John F. Kennedy and the Presidential Fitness Award
(Friday’s Populist Capitalist Blog Post) Some of the “easiest” savings in health care costs in America can come from Americans, as individuals and as a…
October 16, 2009
A Guarantee is Only as Good as the Guarantor
I often shake my head in dismay when I read financial “advice” columns. So many important details are glossed over. An October 11, 2009, New…
October 14, 2009
“Sway: The Irresistible Pull of Irrational Behavior”
I recently attended a book club gathering whose participants discussed “Sway: The Irresistible Pull of Irrational Behavior,” by Ori Brafman and Rom Brafman. “Sway” is…
October 13, 2009
Mirror, Mirror on the Wall
Life is constantly reflecting back to us. We often are most upset with others when we encounter the things we most fear or that bother…
October 12, 2009
PopCap: Prove the Savings First, Please
(Friday’s Populist Capitalist Blog Post) “I will not sign a plan that adds one dime to our deficits — either now or in the future.…
October 9, 2009
GNP vs. GNH (Gross National Happiness)
The Kingdom of Bhutan is attempting to calculate its GNH, its Gross National Happiness. And what is Gross National Happiness? Bhutan is a small country…
October 8, 2009
Good Intentions Are Not Enough
We have good hearts and we want to help. Unfortunately, at times our attempts to help, our interventions, can be ineffective and even backfire. Situations…
October 7, 2009
Exercise Makes You Smarter
Well, at least aerobic exercise does. To create new neurons and brain connections, “it appears that various growth factors must be carried from the periphery…
October 6, 2009
Power of Relationships: The Meaning of Gifts
We in America frequently live so far from the edge of true need that we sometimes forget the fundamental importance of relationships and how social…
October 1, 2009
Capt. Sullenberger, Flight 1549, and Deliberate Calm
How do humans make good decisions under conditions of intense pressure? How did Capt. Chesley B. “Sully” Sullenberger III manage to stay cool, calm, and…
September 28, 2009
PopCap: The High Price of Ego
(Friday’s Populist Capitalist Blog Post) The City of Portland’s port authority is scheduled to pay $3.5 million to Delta to persuade the airline not to…
September 18, 2009