Commentaries

The Founders Saw This Insane Political Moment Coming 237 Years Ago

August 19, 2024

Here is an excerpt from an article written by Stacy Schiff for The New Times. To read the complete article, check out others, sign up for email alerts, and obtain subscription information please click here. Illustration Credit:  Hunter French   …

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Philippe Petit’s Poetic (and Illegal) Walk Between the Twin Towers

August 19, 2024

Here is an excerpt from a classsic article written by Gwen Kinkead for The New Yorker (June 7, 1987). To read the complete article, check out others, sign up for email alerts, and obtain subscription information please click here. Illustration…

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Don DeLillo: Laureate of Terror

August 17, 2024

Here is an excerpt from a classic article written by Martin Amis for The New Yorker (November 13, 2011). To read the complete article, check out others, sign up for email alerts, and obtain subscription information please click here. Illustration…

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Making data analytics work for you—instead of the other way around

August 17, 2024

Here is a brief excerpt from a classic article written by Helen Mayhew, Tamim Saleh, and Simon Williams for the McKinsey Quarterly, published by McKinsey & Company. To read the complete article, check out other resources, learn more about the firm,…

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The Perfectly Imperfect Start of Disruptive Innovations

August 16, 2024

Here is an excerpt from an article written by Scott D. Anthony for the MIT Sloan Management Review. To read the complete article, check out others,  sign up for email alerts, and obtain subscription information, please click here.    Illustration Credit: …

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Straight talk about big data

August 15, 2024

Here is a brief excerpt from a classic article written by Nicolaus Henke, Ari Libarikian, and Bill Wiseman for the McKinsey Quarterly, published by McKinsey & Company. To read the complete article, check out other resources, learn more about the…

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Build a Corporate Culture That Works

August 14, 2024

Here is an excerpt from an article written by Erin Meyer for Harvard Business Review. To read the complete article, check out others, sign up for email alerts, and obtain subscription information, please click here. Illustration Credit:  Paul Eis *…

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Brilliant insights from the wonderful world of sports

August 14, 2024

Years ago, Joe Thiesman (then QB of the Washington Redskins) was angered when someone referred to “dumb jocks.” His earnest response: “Hey, we can’t all be Fred Einstein!” But the sports world can also generate some thoughtful observations. Here are some…

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Letter from a Region in My Mind

August 13, 2024

Here is an excerpt from an article written by  James Baldwin for The New Yorker (November 9, 1962). To read the complete article, check out others, sign up for email alerts, and obtain subscription information please click here. * *…

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Life moves on with us or without us. The choice is ours.

August 11, 2024

In one of his most thoughtful blog posts, Josh Linkner shares this anecdote: Two Zen monks were on a journey when they came to a riverbed. At the edge of the river was an elderly woman who was unable to cross…

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