Rick Smith

Why Some Ideas Take Flight, and Others Don't

Rick Smith | Posted 12.01.2009 | Living


Rick Smith

Complex ideas, whether theories or promotions, engage the intellect and rouse contemplation, but they are rarely goads to immediate action. Simple ideas, by contrast, anchor themselves in our memory.

The Dose Makes the Poison -- in Chemicals and in Public Relations

James Hoggan | Posted 10.18.2009 | Green


James Hoggan

The chemical and pharmacological industries' profit-driven public relations is trumping our efforts to make prudent judgments about our health and safety.

The Leap: Beginning the Journey, Part II

Posted 02.13.2008 | Home


I was gifted with a naïve optimism that almost always led me to the question, "Why not?"

Newsweek CEO Rick Smith Steps Down

Portfolio.com | Jeff Bercovici | Posted 03.28.2008 | Media


Rick Smith is stepping down after 24 years as editor in chief of Newsweek. He's also relinquishing his CEO title, which he's held for 16 years, but wi...

Testimony: Sen. Stevens' Son Took Bribes

AP | Dan Joling | Posted 03.28.2008 | Home


The former head of an oil field service company admitted Thursday in court that he bribed three Alaska legislators, including the son of a U.S. senato...