Originally published at the Huffington Post: Amid all the frenzy over ebola, terrorism and immigrants, it can start to seem as if fear and loathing are the new normal. They're not -- or not yet, anyway. If you want to regain your faith in human … [Continue reading] about “You ARE Home” — How a Small Canadian Town Shamed Bigots Everywhere
Obama’s Fighting a New Kind of War — While Critics Are Stuck in the Past
Originally published at the Huffington Post: Critics of Obama's war strategy seem to want him to fight a new kind of war with old weapons. As I described last time, they judge success and failure by traditional measures -- in particular, by who … [Continue reading] about Obama’s Fighting a New Kind of War — While Critics Are Stuck in the Past
What Obama’s War Critics Don’t Get: Change Means Change
Originally published at the Huffington Post: President Obama has faced a lot of criticism lately for not being "tough enough" on ISIS. Most of it seems to boil down to this: Why won't he do what we always do? Why didn't he leave (unwanted) … [Continue reading] about What Obama’s War Critics Don’t Get: Change Means Change
The World Isn’t Flat, It’s Hollow
Originally published at the Huffington Post: Back in 2005, Thomas Friedman's The World Is Flat made a persuasive argument that the globe was coming together on a level playing field, thanks to the equalizing forces of technology and peaceful economic … [Continue reading] about The World Isn’t Flat, It’s Hollow
Shopping Made Psychic: No-Content Marketing Marches on
Originally published at the Huffington Post: A while back, I predicted the coming of no-content marketing: what comes next after the sheer volume of content drives its value below zero. That's the point at which we start paying to avoid content, no … [Continue reading] about Shopping Made Psychic: No-Content Marketing Marches on