The promise of a free market is that you can get ahead with hard work and sound investment. In other words, you need your hard-earned money (or “working capital”) to make more money. But if you’re not earning enough to have money left over in … [Continue reading]
There is always some let down when the holidays are over. With snow and ice and the coldest day Philadelphia has seen in awhile “on tap” for later today, the outlook can seem pretty bleak when you don’t bring some lightheartedness into it. The … [Continue reading]
It’s the time of year to tally up what we’ve accomplished and what we haven’t, what we might have done differently, or not at all. Perhaps because of that, Todd May contributed an op-ed to the New York Times a few days ago in which he pondered the … [Continue reading]
Along with all the other reasons that were given, Jang Song Thaek was purged from North Korea’s leadership this week for “dreaming different dreams.” According to a government statement, he “used drugs;” left home to “squander foreign currency at … [Continue reading]
The cultivation of your mind & spirit and your preparation for a job are always in tension in higher education. With a crippling recession and the rising cost of a college degree, there seems to be a higher emphasis than ever on vocational … [Continue reading]
