Dangerous Media... With the massacre at Virginia Tech weighing on everyone's mind, we must look at the causal role that society, especially mass media (including the internet) plays in such tragedies. Much is discussed about the personal influences of mass-murderers, what "lead" them to do horrific deeds. Was it their...

The New Philanthropy... What I mean by "the New Philanthropy" is the cultural change afoot that is leading more and more of us to believe and act on the belief that we can make a big impact, in our lifetime, with or without large amounts of capital. The New Philanthropy has three classes of people. Independently Wealthy John Wood...

The Eight Most Powerful People on the Pl... ...but weak, indecisive and utterly incapable of true world leadership read the article | digg the article I'd like to make a case for Oprah being in the top 8.  Though she's currently #62 on Forbes' World's Most Powerful Women list, she's one of only two people to make the Time 100 list four times (the...