As the drama of the Boston Marathon bombings continues to unfold at warp speed, the attention of the police is (rightly) focused on tracking down suspect Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, after having killed his older brother Tamerlan in an apparent "suicide by cop" shootout. The attention of the public is (un… Read full post »

I'm still scratching my head.  It's widely concluded that Mitt Romney "won" the first Presidential debate,  even though he did a complete 180 from all the positions he's been pushing since the beginning of the primaries.  Oh, and told a few whoppers in the process.

So, you basically… Read full post »

Last November, I wrote a post which challenged calls by television and radio talk show host Ed Schultz for the NCAA to impose severe sanctions on the Penn State men's football program. The explosive grand jury report that had recently been released included graphic details of alleged sexual misconduc… Read full post »

Article first published as Fishing from an Empty Pond on Technorati.

I won't be attending the Globe 2012 conference in Vancouver this year after all. Oh, I had press credentials and, yes, I had a writing assignment. I even had a hotel reservation.  I had mapped out a… Read full post »

There is a persistent myth that many that people seeking work aren't willing to "pay their dues" in order to advance in the labor market.  I know from first hand experience -- this simply isn't true.  The problem is that in many fields, it's necessary to be able… Read full post »

The Greening of the Holiday Season

For those of us who celebrate traditional Western holidays, and especially Christmas, this time of year is a multicolored array of shiny ribbons, twinkling lights and gift wrapping. Nonetheless, the pervasiveness of green awareness has made its w… Read full post »

When Barack Obama ran for President in 2008, many political commentators resurrected the "Tom Bradley effect" argument that America was not now and might never be ready to elect a black person to the highest office in the land, no matter how capable or qualified he (or she) might be.… Read full post »

One of the things I do strictly for fun is conduct architectural walking tours through downtown Chicago as a docent for the Chicago Architectural Society.  (Did I mention the fact that I am a nerd?)  For the last several weeks, whenever I've done a tour, I've either guided my groups through… Read full post »