Nov
25
Peace Prize Revisited
November 25, 2009 | Leave a Comment
Last month, we learned that President Obama would be the Nobel Peace Prize winner for 2009. I wasn’t really a fan of this choice at the time even though a number of you supported the choice based on the hope of peace that Obama represents to the world. I thought then, as I do now, [...]
Nov
11
A Day to Remember
November 11, 2009 | Leave a Comment
November 11 is a day to remember. It is Veteran’s Day in the United States and Armistice Day in Europe. But it is also the anniversary of the execution of four innocent men at the hands of our government. August Spies, Albert Parsons, Adolph Fischer and George Engel were publicly hanged on this date in [...]
Nov
8
Corrosive to Democracy
November 8, 2009 | Leave a Comment
I was fortunate enough to see Lawrence Lessig and Jim Collins speak a few days ago at a conference. Lessig, of course, spoke on problems with the current state of copyright law and Collins discussed his research on great organizations and leadership. For the first half of his talk, Lessig described how the current copyright [...]
Nov
5
Happy Guy Fawkes Day
November 5, 2009 | Leave a Comment
Remember, remember, the 5th of November The Gunpowder Treason and plot; I know of no reason why Gunpowder Treason Should ever be forgot. Guy Fawkes, Guy Fawkes, ‘Twas his intent. To blow up the King and the Parliament. Three score barrels of powder below. Poor old England to overthrow. By God’s providence he was catch’d, [...]