With the Super Bowl just a few days away, we are treated to the annual round — the — clock analysis of which team will prevail, by how much, and why. Is it defense that wins? What advantage do the Patriots have because many of their…

For a variety of reasons, perception…

Americans don’t know how to assess risk, especially when it comes to radical Islamist terrorism at home. We should be outraged by the December mass shootings in San Bernardino, but what is really fear-worthy? Since the 9/11…

Harvard Research on Social Progress — An Embarrassment?

Even at Harvard University, one of the most respected research universities in the world, faculty can put out drivel. I was appalled after reading the article “Putting Social Progress on Par with Prosperity[1]” in a recent issue of Harvard Magazine. A Harvard Business…