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PopCap: Global Shame
(A Populist Capitalist Blog) The Marlboro Man is “pushing hard to boost global sales before U.S.-style tobacco restrictions spread… ramping up sales in overseas markets…
May 1, 2009PopCap: Prosperity: The Solution to Global Warming?
(A populist capitalist blog) Intuitively, many people feel that for the environment, simpler is better. And from there it is a relatively short leap to…
April 24, 2009The Virtues of Soft Power
One recent dawn I walked along the beach of Green Turtle Cay on the Abaco Sea. In between watching the clouds as they heralded the…
April 22, 2009The Edge
How do you measure greatness? How do you get an edge? In many fields of endeavor the low-hanging fruit, the fruit in sight, has long…
April 13, 2009The Opposite of Love
The opposite of love is not hate but indifference. Of no importance, concern, or interest. Not caring, not willing to make an effort. Love is…
April 9, 2009The Encourage vs. Correct Continuum
My father was an engineer. I was taught early in life that if something broke, we were to take it apart, break it down into…
April 7, 2009“The Tallest Building He Could Find”
Occasionally I read the New York Times obituaries. Reading summaries of people’s lives reminds me of the truly important things in life and to stay…
April 6, 2009Triple Win: Beating Obesity, Traffic, AND Global Warming?
What if I presented a plan to you that could fight obesity, increase physical fitness, reduce traffic congestion, AND combat global warming? All at once?…
April 1, 2009Learning to Love It
A lot of the “secret” of success in life is learning to love what we need to be good at so we can achieve our…
March 19, 2009Teachable Moments
What are teachable moments? They’re moments when people can be reached, either because something has just happened that serves as a memorable real-life example of…
February 18, 2009“Dreams From My Father,” by Barack Obama
I read Barack Obama’s “Dreams From My Father” a few weeks ago while traveling to and from the west coast. Turns out our new president…
February 12, 2009