While I very much enjoy blogging about China, I often feel that by addressing already popular stories, many of which I do not think were terribly subs...
Our challenges, opportunities, and solution paths are complex and interrelated. Yet, all too often, we see them individually, not linked and interacti...
When you're overwhelmed by an onslaught of big data stop and answer three essential questions: What? So what? Now what? This will help you get a handle on the data, think about its implications, and turn your insights into actions.
There are two kinds of people in the world: those who divide humanity into two kinds of people and those who don't.
Battle Born, The Killers' fourth album over a decade-spanning career, is a spiritual successor to their sophomore album Sam's Town in that it is a love letter to the band's home state of Nevada.
I've been told I over-analyze things too much. I've been told I'm too sensitive about little things. I've been told I should grow a thicker skin. I like my skin thin.
(Doha, Qatar) - In the latest twist to the wave of protests spreading across the Middle East, demonstrators have overthrown the Al Jazeera television ...
Jay Cost warns not to underestimate Obama in 2012. Mark Mellman analyzes the political economy of defeat. Steve Singiser finds a few post-election c...
This photo, featured on the 11.30.10 HuffPost landing page, is one of my favorite politically-themed photos of the year. It depicts a perfect littl...
I became the #1 Amazon reviewer for non-fiction [or 32/216 overall including movies, software, and fiction) quite by accident, loading 300 reviews fr...
Whole Earth Whole Systems The Earth is a self-contained system in which all elements interact in ways that we humans simply do not understand--witnes...
The Issue: Do Kids Belong in a Therapist's Office? The Facts: When a kid acts up at school, what happens? He gets sent to a therapist. Parents getti...
In recent months, the US economy entered a recovery phase following the severe credit crisis-induced recession of 2008-09. While slower than it shoul...
Democratic incumbents face the most threatening political environment since the Republican landslide of 1994 -- and they know it. The trends are all ...
Republicans are absolutely right and absolutely wrong when it comes to EPA analysis of climate legislation. They are right that the analysis has flaws, but they are wrong about what should be done about it.
The Indianapolis Colts and New Orleans Saints are still unbeaten and both teams have perfectly executed their mission so far this season, as their pla...
Sunday's suicide terrorism attack that killed at least five commanders of Iran's Revolutionary Guards Corps could have an impact far beyond the Islami...
In fact, Iraq analogies have been flying back and forth so furiously in recent days that Secretary of Defense Robert M. Gates, the only holdover from ...
At the very least, the results in the governors' races, if not predictive, are quite likely to drive the political narrative, bolstering or diminishin...
A recent Guardian article raises the question: has there been a conspiracy to inflate IEA numbers and thus distort the global conversation about our energy challenges?
Jung describes visions and voyages into the desert, dreams and his frustration at an inability to interpret them....
History will judge Barack Obama over the long haul. But we've learned something in the short term that is simple, obvious, and has less to do with him...
We all want the secrets to health and vitality. We can buy bottles, creams, and whatever else is advertised to us, but ultimately anything sustainabl...
I have always lived like with guilt as a motivating factor. Guilt, for me, is intertwined with both conscience and behavior. And now I am thrilled to read that science has vindicated me.
