The Idea Blog

We live in a culture of certainty. In my moments of deeper self-loathing, I grow increasingly weary with what I ... » Continue reading "The Certainty Epidemic"

This headline in a promotional email for the upcoming issue of The Business Journal of the Triad made me ... » Continue reading "Riddle me this, FBI"

Those who know me and my politics may be surprised to learn that I had great admiration and a sort ... » Continue reading "William F. Buckley, Jr."

Josh Quittner's Techland column in the current Fortune focuses on Marc Andreessen, the tech giant who was among those ... » Continue reading "A bold plan for the New York Times"

Readers of this space may recall that the concept of cloud computing is something I've been following and have generally ... » Continue reading "More on cloud computing"

We have this to look forward to. The book was marvelous. The film looks every bit as good.... » Continue reading "John Adams on HBO"

Seems I post a number of these TED talks, and as I close out this week, I offer yet another. ... » Continue reading "This week’s TED talk"

An eye-opening article in the current (Walk Softly and Carry a Big Checkbook, February 18, 2008) Fortune ... » Continue reading "Art is fast becoming science"

Great piece online at nytimes.com by Timothy Egan where he riffs on reading and ... » Continue reading "Timothy Egan’s take on reading"

Sharing news of the dream job from an NPR podcast.... » Continue reading "Chief Beer Officer?"