Our True Identity
28th Edition October 17th, 2023 Our True Identity What gives you your identity? I’ve been thinking about that question a lot lately. When I first meet someone, I always ask where they are from. Where you grew up can be a big
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The Luckiest Generation
27th Edition The Luckiest Generation My generation has been the luckiest generation in the history of our country. Our standard of living has reached an unprecedented level, one that is unlikely to be maintained, let alone exceeded, by future generations. Why this pessimistic
Dear Mayor
26th Edition Dear Mayor Two months ago, I visited my hometown, Herkimer, NY. When I grew up there in the 60s and 70s, it was a prosperous small town of around 10,000 people. It was supported by a few local, privately-owned manufacturing
Armchair Historians
25th Edition Armchair Historians While it is generally accepted that the game of basketball was invited by Dr. James Naismith in Springfield, Massachusetts, some historians contend that the first official game was played elsewhere. How do I know this? Because that place was
The Great Unbundling
24th Edition Amidst the growing discontent with K-12 public education a very interesting and relatively new trend has emerged. It’s called unbundling and it basically involves the customization of educational curriculum based on student interest and parental values. Think of it as
Truckers
23rd Edition I recently took a long trip from Davidson, NC to Boston, passing through several states, Virginia, West Virginia, Maryland, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Connecticut, and Massachusetts. During the 750-mile trip, the interstates were packed with tractor trailers. To pass the time,
Less is more
22nd Edition Why is it that many of history’s most impactful utterances have been the shortest? The Gettysburg Address, arguably the most famous speech ever given by a U.S. President was only 272 words and took President Lincoln only 2 minutes
Is work and life supposed to be balanced?
21st Edition The Wall Street Journal had an interesting article recently on work-life balance – “Elon Musk Is All About the Nonstop Grind. And He Can’t Stop Talking About It.” According to the article, Musk is struggling to motivate his employees
Back in the day
For some reason, whenever I’m coaching a high school basketball game, the referees all seem to be my age or older. When that is the case, during warm-ups, with music inevitably blaring, I share this perspective with them – There
What did you learn in college?
Education in our country seems to be the object of unrelenting criticism from elementary school through college. One startling question that some people are asking is – Are students being taught or are they being indoctrinated? Meanwhile, the cost of