Dear Loyalty, RIP

Loyalty is dead, the experts proclaim, and the statistics seem to bear them out. On average, U.S. corporations now lose half their customers in five years, half their employees in four, and half their investors in less than one. We seem to face a … [Read more...]

Racial Brutality

I was shocked to see disturbing video of a Nigerian student being beaten by a mob in a mall near Delhi, because of the color of his skin. I watched the news about a white man in New York kill a black man, only because he was black. An Indian engineer … [Read more...]

Invest Wisely

I have won the prize for investing in the wrong people, on more than one occasion. Maybe I am too trusting, too caring, too kind — maybe just too naive. I believe in the goodness of the human spirit, yet I get let down, more often that not. … [Read more...]

Electronic Despair

About a month ago, my TV went blank. Earlier this week, my iMac bit the dust. Even before I could bid farewell to a critical piece of my electronic arsenal, my new IPhone died. Won't power on — period. How, and when did I become so dependent on these … [Read more...]