I often complain about the empty nature of modern music. That most songs don't even attempt to communicate. Catchy without content.This often segues to my broad and incorrect dismissal of guy-girl romance songs as being too shallow for the beautiful and powerful potential that is the art of music.Yet, at...

Not until college did I develop a real passion for learning. But, I fell pretty hard for it.And for the past few years, I've been relatively obsessed with becoming the smartest person on Earth. But now (perhaps due to the fact I have not yet become that), I'm questioning the tactic...

Declaring yourself 'independent' is stupid.Now, this isn't a "you're throwing away your vote" rant. It's about the uselessness of the word itself.You saying, "I'm independent", tells me absolutely nothing about your political convictions.I get it. Believe me, I get it. Neither of our two major political parties accurately define you. In fact, perhaps...

Last week, I ran a quick social experiment on Facebook and Twitter to test a theory - whether or not a correlation existed between those who self-identify as either "pragmatist" or "idealist", and whether or not these might be more helpful philosophical identifiers when it comes to our political debate.This...

This video is not a knock against Democrats.You could easily make dozens of similar videos poking fun at Republicans.This is simply a reminder of how incredibly politically inconsistent we all are.But we don't have to be. Start over.Thanks to Sean Carter for the recommendation.

Ever seen an article from The Onion get linked to with a shocked, "Can you believe this???" caption from one of your friends attached to it?No, I can't. And you shouldn't.Not just because it's from The Onion. But because I expect you to be able to instantly recognize the context...

An armored truck driver recently admitted to stealing $15,000 from his truck.Upon his dismissal, the man's boss told reporters who had found humor in the story, "It happens all the time."It's there every day. Sitting behind you. Bags and bags of cash. The opportunity is always there.So does the profession...

I don't care if you vote for my guy.But I refuse to let you think you're voting for a "slash-and-burn budget cutting extremist" when their most drastic budget actually increases our federal spending over the next 10 years.I refuse to let you think that just cutting the "pork", the "waste",...

I'm typically bothered when someone uses the phrase, "That's just the way I am."Because typically, this is an excuse for one's lack of moral progress.I'm just a little racist. I'm just a little lazy. I'm just a lot chauvinist.Well, the "way you are" might suck. How dare you pretend you're stuck...

What if financial planning companies paid homeless people to wear custom-designed and branded t-shirts that said something like,"If I had saved through Edward Jones, I wouldn't be here right now."As a marketer, I loved this idea. As a human, I see it as borderline evil.As a capitalist, I can see the win-win. The...