The Idea Blog

“Hire the people you trust, people who are passionate about their job, passionate about what they’re doing. Just leave them ... » Continue reading "The life of the American worker"

Samantha Power's interview on Monday's Colbert Report was timely and insightful. Yes, she's followed by the "Hillary's a monster" ... » Continue reading "No more ticker tape parades"

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

I love to read. I've never been one who could read an hour a night, just before bed, continuing a story ... » Continue reading "Holiday reading - 1"

I think Amazon's new e-reading device, "kindle," is fascinating on a lot of levels, not the least of which are ... » Continue reading "Amazon’s “Kindle”"

He was 84, so I guess this shouldn't come as a surprise. Eighty-four is a ripe old age, and this ... » Continue reading "Norman Mailer dies"

Most of you who know me will recall that when I take a bit of time off, I love to ... » Continue reading "Vacation reading - 1"

When I unwrap my increasingly creaky body out of the cocoon-like ball it sleeps in each early morning, one of ... » Continue reading "Sunday morning online"

Yeltsin I heard about yesterday. But this morning's news that David Halberstam has died in an auto accident in ... » Continue reading "David Halberstam"

A group of American professors of English have confirmed their belief that William Shakespeare most likely wrote the works we ... » Continue reading "Good news! Shakespeare was, uh, Shakespeare"