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Childfree: The only way to be, for me
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The Plan documents the ongoing adventures that arise from living a truly alternative lifestyle: two people in love, no children, one works for an income, the other works to end capitalism, and the unifying...
The media war online
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Towards the end of the film Pirates of Silicon Valley — the mostly excellent, if quirky, nineties equivalent of The Social Network about Microsoft and Apple — Steve Jobs and Bill Gates get into...
Seriously?
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In Saudi Arabia, women cannot drive, cannot use many facilities utilized by men and must receive a man’s written permission to open a bank account, travel or receive medical care. Apparently, the United Nation...
Letters to the Editor – Nov. 24, 2010
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RE: Multiple campuses create gap in university community (Nov. 17, 2010)
One problem with big research universities is that they are centralized. Such centralization has several problems. Alfred North Whitehead once noted that the...
South Africa’s Obama?
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Jacob Zuma, the president of South Africa, has always been a controversial figure. Before becoming president he was dogged by allegations of corruption, rape and comments that he made claiming that to prevent HIV/AIDS...
Lessons from a Dragon
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A few weeks ago, I had the opportunity to hear from businessman Kevin O’Leary at a talk called “Rain Maker Lessons.” For those who don’t know who Kevin O’Leary is, he is a self-made...
What the Bull?
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People in bespoke suits and dark polished shoes trade stories about bears and bulls as they grip their coffees and thumb through their BlackBerries. Have you ever wondered what they’re discussing?
When they mention...
