What's Next: A Do-Not-Knock Registry?
John List had better be careful. His research is very valuable to the philanthropic community; but if this latest paper engenders a public outcry for a “do-not-knock” registry, he might quickly become a pariah. Read More »
My Grandfather Before Computers
My siblings, cousins, and I were talking about our paternal grandfather recently. He was very bright, but uneducated (immigrated to the U.S. at age 10). He worked in the garment industry, his best job being as a cutter — figuring out how to waste the least amount of cloth in creating a garment. Read More »
China’s City of the Future
Al Jazeera reports on one of the projects driving China’s magical 8 percent GDP growth. Ordos is a modern, luxurious “city of the future” in Inner Mongolia, built entirely over the last five years with government funds. It’s also a ghost town with almost no residents or businesses. Read More »
China's Greenest Cities, and Its Brownest: No Match for San Diego
In terms of carbon dioxide emissions, how does China’s dirtiest city stack up against America’s cleanest? Read More »
