“The eye cannot say to the hand, ‘I have no need of you,’ nor again the head to the feet, ‘I have no need of you.’ On the contrary, the parts of the body that seem to be weaker are indispensable, and on those parts of the body that we think less honorable we bestow the greater […]
Originally posted December 8, 2017. While the unemployment rate has continued to drop in recent years, the labor participation rate hasn’t grown much. We may assume that the main reason is that we have an aging population. That’s true, but that’s not the only factor. Actually, older Americans (those 55 and older) are more likely […]
Originally posted December 2, 2017. As both the House and Senate seem to be working toward a tax reform bill, there have been many criticisms about the bill. One of the many ridiculous and false claims is that it will destroy graduate education. This claim is made by an author of a Forbes article entitled: “The GOP […]
Originally posted November 26, 2017. Much of this blog is devoted to the subject of work, typically paid work. But some of the most important jobs in history have not been paid jobs. The authors of the Bible – the only authors to have ever written something inspired by God – had an extremely important […]
Originally posted November 25, 2017. I still remember that one scary line in an email from my supervisor early in my management career. “That can’t happen again.” It was a short email with three sentences, and a couple other managers were copied on that message. I was informed that one of my employees had confronted […]
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