Last month, at Rutgers College, Tyler Clementi tragically ended his life after being outed by his roommate en masse. Dharun Ravi, Clementi's roommate, had been using his computer's Web cam to monitor and transmit live video of his roommate's romantic activity to all of his friends.Upon learning about this egregious...

"I'm going to cut every bit of wasteful spending in our budget." This is an a-political statement. Everyone says it. The problem is that "wasteful" is subjective.Is paying people 4x market wage to make road repairs wasteful?Is research on squirrel mating wasteful?And honestly, even if we could agree on these things,...

Let's be straight here. People who don't have jobs right now could care less about debt. People with jobs? The national debt is one of their biggest long-term concerns.So, as a political candidate, how do you effectively and honestly balance the people's desire for both short-term growth and long-term fiscal...

First things first. You need to watch this latest Andy Rooney Hates Video. Seriously. This whole week of thinking only works if you do.Watch it yet? Ok. Yes, he's crazy. He's a crotchety old man, and virtually nothing would make him happy. So, what on earth could I possibly say as...

This week, we've been trying to figure out how to create a Human Stock Market, for both charitable and capitalistic reasons.I think we're close folks. Not to having every single factor figured out. But to the idea that this could be possible. I really appreciate your thoughts on this. Who...

This week, we're trying to figure out how to create a Human Stock Market, for both charitable and investment reasons.Two great questions yesterday.1) How do we valuate the person before investing?Why do you invest in the stocks you do? Some people like Walmart because they see it has a monopolistic...

This week we're trying to figure out how to create a working Human Stock Market, for both charitable and investment reasons.Justin brought up a great question yesterday. Because securing funding for one's own education would likely be the greatest use of entering the Human Stock Market. But, buying and selling shares...

So, I want to do this. Or at the very least, figure out it's impossible and give up.Here's the premise. I love what Kiva's now doing in terms of student loan micro-lending. Having donors provide children with no-interest loans that are repaid upon completion. But, even if Kiva keeps their...

I was recently in a conversation where older people were warning a young girl (23) that she was far too young to get married. "Play the field." "Explore your options." "Have fun."And my favorite, "You're way too young to be making a decision like that."And yet, we think that 5...

You guys know about Kiva by now. My favorite micro-lending organization. You team up with strangers, each giving a $25 loan to a third-world entrepreneur, and as they succeed, you get your entire loan back to re-give to someone else.It's awesome. Well, here's the news. Kiva is branching out into...