Middle School

My youngest child is in his last year of Middle School.  He’s on that bubble between childhood and adulthood, where the push-pull between independence and the security of Mom and Dad is most acute.  I’ve often felt my job is largely to provide a little...

The Gig Economy

We’re in touch economic times, and as a result, people are putting together more and more part-time businesses and jobs to make up for a full income from one job.  My friend, Steve Lubetkin, calls this the Gig Economy.  It seems like everyone is piecing together...

Digital Democracy

Politicians have it hard these days. We live in a representative democracy, where we essentially hire people to make decisions on our behalf on the local, state and national levels.  They compete with a select group  of our peers to make decisions on our behalf, and...