by Whitney | Jul 10, 2008 | Uncategorized
Karl Rove refused to testify today before Congress. Should we be surprised? No. He claims he will talk informally and off the record- that way Congress can have the information they seek, yet Rove cannot be held accountable for what he actually says. The contempt...
by Whitney | Jul 3, 2008 | education, learning, Uncategorized
One of the things I think we do REALLY poorly in this country is teaching our kids how money works. I didn’t get a course in economics until college, but most of the best lessons I learned about money were through various jobs. One was working as a customer...
by Whitney | Jul 3, 2008 | Uncategorized
How do we decide when and how to help other people? We’re all asked to donate to different causes daily. Over the past month alone, I have been asked to give to Habitat for Humanity, The Nature Conservancy, Doctors Without Borders, The Smile Train, the local...
by Whitney | Jun 30, 2008 | Uncategorized
This morning, Bloomberg news announced the following: “EBay Inc., the world’s largest Internet auctioneer, was ordered to pay LVMH Moet Hennessy Louis Vuitton SA 40 million euros ($63 million) over claims it didn’t do enough to stop the sale of...
by Whitney | Jun 25, 2008 | Uncategorized
There have been a ton of books I have read over the past few years that have changed how I view the world and what I can do to make a difference. I thought since there has been some interest after I recommended a few great books to my friends Chris Brogan and...
by Whitney | Jun 16, 2008 | Uncategorized
I was totally shocked when I heard Tim Russert passed away. Tim’s political discussions were among the best in all of modern journalism. I have been a big fan for years, and I think we will miss his reasoned point of view and critical analysis of issues this...
