Where are “The Missing Billionaires”?Despite its intriguing title, Victor Haghani’s and James White’s book, The Missing Billionaires, is not an anthology about squandered…Dec 10, 2024Dec 10, 2024
“Guns, Germs, and Steel” ReconsideredJared Diamond wrote Guns, Germs, and Steel more than 25 years ago to great acclaim. It won the Pulitzer Prize. He brought together…Mar 15, 2024Mar 15, 2024
A Tale of Two Healthscapes: Canada and AmericaAt two in the morning, Clare woke up in pain. It seemed her chest was being squeezed and twisted. She stayed in bed, fearful and anxious…Dec 30, 2023Dec 30, 2023
The Coming “Chip War”In Chip War, historian Christopher Miller traces the history of the semiconductor integrated circuit (IC), or chip, from the late 1940’s to…Oct 4, 20232Oct 4, 20232
What Henry Kissinger Says About the Essence of “Leadership”Rather than focus on the usual noteworthy leaders of the 20th Century — Churchill, Roosevelt, Stalin, Hitler, Mao — the near centenarian…Apr 4, 2023Apr 4, 2023
What Does the Zeitenwende Mean for BusinessZeitenwende entered the English lexicon in 2022, a word used by German Chancellor Olaf Scholz on February 22, to describe the epochal…Feb 16, 2023Feb 16, 2023
How to Spot Scams in Technical Recruiting: The ImpersonatorAfter validating the resumes of candidates and dodging the tricks of front runners, it’s time to interview promising candidates. This step…Dec 26, 2022Dec 26, 2022
How to Spot Scams in Technical Recruiting: Front RunningIn an earlier article, The Resume, we discussed scams where candidates misrepresent their qualifications or fabricate them of whole cloth…Dec 16, 2022Dec 16, 2022
How to Spot Scams in Technical Recruiting: The ResumeRemote work has opened up untapped global sources of talent and offered individuals greater flexibility in their work and lives…Dec 12, 2022Dec 12, 2022
The Times of My Father-in-law“His dream must have seemed so close that he could hardly fail to grasp it. He did not know that it was already behind him.” F. Scott…Jul 2, 2022Jul 2, 2022
On “The Dawn of Everything”The late David Graeber and David Wengrow have written a breakthrough book that upends simplistic notions of human history; they also take…Apr 16, 20221Apr 16, 20221
On “The Age of AI”Bookshelves are groaning from the weight of many volumes dissecting the emergence of AI. Some like Kaifu Lee’s AI Superpowers have already…Feb 19, 2022Feb 19, 2022
In Software Outsourcing, Nearshore Beats Offshore!By Mark Looi and Marc Szepan (University of Oxford).Jan 19, 2022Jan 19, 2022
The Story of Life, from Molecules to SpeciesWhat forms “life”? This article summarizes a series of briefs in The Economist that explain life from molecular building blocks up…Jan 15, 2022Jan 15, 2022
On Ron Chernow’s “Alexander Hamilton”Ron Chernow, acclaimed biographer, wrote a compelling biography of Alexander Hamilton, one of the most brilliant and important men in early…Jan 5, 2022Jan 5, 2022
On “The Platform Delusion” by Jonathan KneeJonathan Knee has written a iconoclastic yet worthwhile book debunking modern-day business myths about network effects, platforms, and…Dec 21, 20211Dec 21, 20211
On “Jane Eyre”, “Mansfield Park”, and “Wuthering Heights”England in the 19th century was in the throes of great ferment and upheaval, driven by economic and cultural change. That change was…Nov 24, 2021Nov 24, 2021
On “Einstein” by IsaacsonAlbert Einstein has been the subject of a number of biographies; Walter Isaacson, the biographer of Steve Jobs and Jennifer Doudna, wrote…Oct 2, 2021Oct 2, 2021
Summary and Commentary on “Moscow 1941”Roderic Braithwaite, British Ambassador to the Soviet Union and Russia from 1988 to 1992, has written an important book for English readers…Jul 19, 20211Jul 19, 20211
Dystopia Imagined: “Brave New World” and “Nineteen Eighty-four”Aldous Huxley and George Orwell wrote two of the greatest books of the twentieth century to take up the theme of a dystopian future. They…Jun 8, 2021Jun 8, 2021
