I first wrote about Universal Basic Income (UBI) over two years ago, and the first test of it is finally coming to the U.S. The basic premise goes like this – as people are phased out of jobs, why not just give everyone a paycheck? Imagine the government sending each adult about $1,000 a month (or whatever … Continue reading The First U.S. Test of Universal Basic Income
My wife and I finally got the chance to see the documentary about Mister Rogers, "Won't You Be My Neighbor", and it was well worth the wait. The film, which has a 99% rating at Rotten Tomatoes, was phenomenal. To say he was one of the kindest, gentlest men I have ever seen would be … Continue reading Look For the Helpers
I like reading about clever solutions to interesting problems (I wish I could say that I like coming up with clever solutions to interesting problems, but I can't recall that ever happening). So when I read a story in the Wall Street Journal about a law passed by Congress in 2015 that dealt with people … Continue reading Well Played, Congress
I was doing some housecleaning the other day, which means it was time for me to crank up my YouTube playlist. It's one of the rare times I listen to music while I am at home, and many of the songs on my playlist are at least 40 years old. It's a great way to … Continue reading Watching/Listening to Some Musical Gems from Long Ago
Japan lost a heartbreaker game in its World Cup match with Belgium earlier this week. Normally that would be the focus when talking about the game afterwards. But because of the actions of the Japanese team, and its fans, that was not the case. Instead, Japan showed the world what it means to be a … Continue reading Japan: A Model for How to Be Gracious in Defeat
Garrett Hill, PA and the 4th of July. That means one thing. A parade. It's a tradition that's carried out in communities across the U.S. And we are fortunate to live within 200 yards of the route for the Garrett Hill parade, and so we've made it part of our 4th of July for the … Continue reading A Classic Small-Town Parade
My son and I were watching the Colombia vs England World Cup match today, and while I am not really a soccer fan, the game was quite exciting. Perhaps because I spent most of this past winter in London, I was rooting for England. When Colombia scored with less than three minutes to go to … Continue reading Is There a More Pressure-Packed Job Than This?
That's the average number of hours worked per week per person in the U.S. And for all of the talk of the U.S. being a nation of workaholics, it is ranked number 13 on the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development's annual list of hours worked around the world. Mexico had the highest average, at … Continue reading 34.2
Marketing Birds posted this clever ad from an anti-littering campaign that ran in London in 2015. Perhaps Marketing Birds tweeted it out last week since the World Cup was in full swing, and it was a nice reminder of how great the ad campaign was. Here is the ad: UK organization Hubbub, in collaboration with CommonWorks, came … Continue reading Ronaldo Wins The Smokers’ Vote
Those are the words of an 18-year old college freshman, relating how he felt after his first weekend at college. He was invited to a party that first weekend, and he didn’t know anybody. So he started to drink. He drank way too much and ended up lying on a bench in his residential hall, … Continue reading ‘There I was, alone, with all these people around.’
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