Steve Jobs says that the iPhone antenna problem "has been blown so out of proportion that it's incredible." He seems puzzled and annoyed by the intense anger, frustration, and criticism bombarding him. What he doesn't understand is that whenever you establish a monopoly, you had better make sure...

"Why don't you leave him?" my friends ask.

"I love him," I cry over my latte.

"But he's so arrogant and controlling," they point out. "He tells you that you can only spend time with his friend, AT&T -- he won't let you spend any time with your friends, Verizon...

We hold these truths to be self-evident:

That all women are created equal,
but each is blessed with different gifts and talents.

That all women are endowed with certain individual rights,
but each must assume shared responsibilities.

For the happiness of all depends...

On Viet Nam Moratorium Day in 1969, UCLA professor Warren H. Schmidt sat down to do his morning writing. What flowed onto the paper was a parable he called "Is It Always Right to Be Right?" In it, he examined the divisiveness that was tearing our country apart in the...

I met Steve Jobs about 20 years ago when a Silicon Valley headhunter called me regarding a job opportunity at NeXT, the new computer company Jobs had founded after he left Apple in the '80s. NeXT was growing and Jobs wanted to hire a director of executive development. Needless to...

Being President of the United States is a thankless job, especially lately.

Republicans scream bloody murder about Obama's "socialist agenda" and tell him to butt out of the private sector. "Let the free market take care of itself," they scold. "It's self-regulating. Government should leave corporations and businesses alone."...

I believe that happiness is my birthright,
as well as my responsibility;
and I commit to claiming it.

I believe that happiness is here and now;
and I commit to awakening to it.

I believe that happiness is a choice;
and I commit to choosing...

My mother Gloria was married to a military man. She moved her family 22 times in 31 years, over three continents, through three wars. Dad was the one who wore the uniform -- Mom was the one who wore the brave smile. She served her country every bit as much...

I can't tell you the number of times I've heard women say, "Men are dogs." Since joining the on-line dating scene, I've begun to understand that statement in a whole new way: It seems to me that looking for the right mate is very much like looking for the right...

In her book, Start Where You Are, Buddhist nun and author Pema Chodron relates how she participated in sweat lodges when she was young: "I would always sit by the flap covering the entrance to the sweat lodge. That way, if things got too intense, I could quickly, easily duck...

I've known for a long time that I could change my internal dialogue -- and in so doing, change my daily experiences, my career, my health, my happiness, my financial situation, my love life, and just about every other aspect of my life. That doesn't mean that I always do...

President Obama is addicted to nicotine. Rush Limbaugh got hooked on OxyContin. Glenn Beck is a recovering alcoholic, as is Elton John, Eric Clapton, Anthony Hopkins, Robin Williams, Judy Collins, Mel Gibson, and many more. Tiger Woods is a sex addict - it's likely that Warren Beatty and Wilt Chamberlain...

One day, not too long ago, I took a break from my writing to watch a popular afternoon talk show. The featured guest was a well-known TV-actress-turned-health-expert who was expounding on her elaborate self-care routine: daily meditation, yoga several times a week, frequent Pilates, vegetarian meals of organic produce grown...

News sources report that President Obama still sneaks an occasional cigarette now and then. What's the deal with that? He's a highly intelligent man - a man with enormous self-control in other areas of his life. Doesn't he know that smoking is bad for him? Of course he does. Then...

Millions of American kids are seriously overweight. The reason isn't just what they're eating -- it's what's eating them. Childhood obesity is a symptom of deeper problems with American families.

Childhood is not all fun and games -- never has been, never will be. Kids struggle with fear and anxiety;...

I have heard it said that a woman over 40 has a better chance of being killed by terrorists than she does of finding a husband. I don't buy it. I've seen too many examples of older couples finding true love.

My parents, Ken and Gloria Gallagher, were both in...

Every year, over 40,000 American women die from breast cancer ... and another 267,000 die from heart attacks. You don't want to be one of them!

February is Heart Health Month. Taking good care of your heart doesn't need to be a drag. Here are seven simple ways you...

Reinhold Niebuhr was one of Martin Luther King's favorite theologians. Niebuhr is President Obama's favorite theologian, too. It's too bad the Supreme Court doesn't read theology. If they did, their decision to grant organizations carte blanche in political contributions might have been different.

But no matter that, what's done is...

Benjamin Franklin knew a lot about how to live a great life. He practiced what he preached and he preached some smart ideas, including, "Early to bed, early to rise, makes a man healthy, wealthy, and wise." If Franklin were around today, he'd say, "Women, too!"

So many of us...

Mark Twain was a keen observer of human nature - making him a great storyteller, a folksy philosopher, and a moralist for modern times. As we begin 2010 with our lists of resolutions, I'm reminded of Twain's quote: "To promise not to do a thing is the surest way in...