Alas Babylon

An ad hominem attack is one that is made against a particular person's character or nature, rather than that person's argument or issue. We see these increasingly today, on Facebook, in politics, and with almost all people tied rigidly to an

Confirmation bias ought to be declared a pandemic by the Center for Disease Control. I'm astounded by the amount of people who seem physically unable to hear anything that disagrees with or contradicts their worldview and belief system. That is

Everyone writing on Linkedin seems to have all the answers for all the personal and business problems in the world. Amazingly, it's always a chart or a visual that is either incomprehensible or nonsensical. I recall a woman who was my

I find things like this on Linkedin: • If you keep your balance you'll never knock someone else down. • It's okay to be last because you can see everyone else ahead of you. • If you don't take time to listen, how

I'm sitting in Hoboken, NJ at the W Hotel, here for our high school class reunion being held a few blocks away. I'm staring at the New York skyline, where I usually stay, looking toward New Jersey. The Jersey side

As someone who's made a lot of money for a long time, and has helped other people make a lot of money for a long time, I'm telling you that the key ingredients are talent, hard work, discipline, and accountability

Facebook more and more reminds me of the "get rich quick" schemes that were once printed on the inside covers of magazines and comic books (along with muscle-building ads). Generally, if I've never heard of you, I don't think you're someone

You have to love it when someone arrives 20 minutes late for a session, frowns when the only remaining seat is right in front, and then tells you that it will be necessary to leave early!

People at Dunkin' Donuts accept tips at the counter and the drive-through window, and some of them are often harsh and rude. Have we disconnected "gratuity" from being polite? Are they now independent variables?!