The Challenge of the Washington Chain Saw Massacre (Part 1)
If you’re cutting jobs to make your organization better, should you pay any attention to which jobs you’re cutting?
The Big Babybearing Bribery Blunder
There is nothing apparently nothing politicians and planners can do to slow declining population growth and its economic consequences. Well, maybe ONE thing..
A Rural Case for Government
Rural places and people matter for a lot of reasons. Government is an essential player in making sure they stay alive.
US College Is Getting Less Unaffordable (but don’t tell anybody!)
Three big factor are making it a new day for prospective college students. Costs are finally increasing less than inflation.
WTF Happened to WFH?
The past year has seen BIG changes in where people work. More and more (and more) people are returning to the office full-time. The rationale: they will work better there. But it’s not exactly clear that is the case.
The (Bad) Politics of Sacrifice
RIP Jimmy Carter. His presidency was doomed when he called for self-sacrifice instead of offering simple solutions. The politics were wrong, but he wasn’t.
Coffee Badging, Polywork, and the Green Status Effect: The New Language of Return to Office
Employees want the ability to work from home; employers want them back in the office. The chess game is entering its middle stages, with no clear winner yet, and lots of new strategies.
Pepper Picking Policy Pushes Prices
US voters said they want both mass deportations and cheap food prices. They can’t have both.
Child Care Scare: Part 1 - How Employers Can Help
.Employers are getting more "family friendly for employees with young children. There's a good reason: it pays off.
Maybe You Can Drive My Car… But What Else?
Early studies suggest we are willing to defer to AI’s to make tough decisions. How far are we willing to go?
How Not to Build a Brand
If you want your website to remain undiscovered, follow these four steps.
What Can We Do to Be More Interesting Than an Algorithm?
If we want to avoid the fate of the humans in Wall-E, we’re going to need to get much better at change and creation