Mistakes

The Way He Douthat Thing He Do

Ellis Weiner | Posted 11.21.2009 | Media


Ellis Weiner

Not long after Bill Kristol packed up his wrongness as a New York Times columnist, he was replaced by a screwball-throwing rightie out of the Atlantic's farm team named Ross Douthat.

The WSJ Tries to Fix Our Mistakes

Robert Teitelman | Posted 09.24.2009 | Business


Robert Teitelman

Were we crazy to believe, or at least fear, that we were heading into a depression in December?

Apple's Big Missed Opportunity?

Matt Spangler | Posted 09.14.2009 | Media


Matt Spangler

Apple's biggest missed opportunity over the last few years involves innovation to an existing product, which could have made them a leader in the social networking space.

The Morality Police and the Divine Feminine

Dr. Susan Corso | Posted 07.30.2009 | Living


Dr. Susan Corso

I am appalled at the coverage of Governor Mark Sanford's infidelity to his wife and sons. I am appalled at the moral posturing. I am appalled that we think we have the right.

Once Is A Mistake, Twice Is Jazz

Michael Sigman | Posted 07.10.2009 | Media


Michael Sigman

When I started working for LA Weekly in the early '80s, the paper was almost as famous for its mistakes as for its cutting edge film reviews, lefty politics and porn ads.

Goodbye/Hello 5 "Obama's Strength In Relationship Building"

Patt Cottingham | Posted 06.01.2009 | Living


Patt Cottingham

Obama's strength is his ability to listen, be open, secure, and confident in his ability to build bridges. Will this new form of relationship building diplomacy be tested?

Is Learning from Failure a Myth?

Bob Giloth | Posted 04.25.2009 | Business


Bob Giloth

Is learning from failure a myth? Gompers and company argue from a study of several thousand venture-back companies that this myth may be due to "attribution bias."

Bush's Final Press Conference

Chris Weigant | Posted 02.12.2009 | Politics


Chris Weigant

Lest I be accused of "Bush Derangement Syndrome," I'm reproducing some of the most interesting answers Bush gave today, with a minimum of snarky commentary.