I’ve been writing a lot about entrepreneurship lately, focusing on how it is easier than many people think and how people should view getting involved in a startup as a viable alternative to getting into the job market, especially during college and in…

I attended a talk by Michael Pollan, the author of The Omnivore’s Dilemma and In Defense of Food, last night at the Kohl Center in Madison. Pollan is one of my favorite writers and thinkers because he almost always has a new take on old problems that…

A charity in New York City is trying an innovative approach to helping people below the poverty line. Modeled after a program in Mexico that pays poor people to do things like immunize their kids, send them to school and make healthy food, Groundwork brings a similar approach to New York’s…

Soccer Against the Enemy

- Simon Kuper. Kuper is an English journalist who covered soccer at the start of his…

I’m sure most people who depend on google for their email have noticed that gmail has been down for the past hour or so. Its not that big of a deal for me today, since I can do most of my work offline today, but it has to be quite the inconvenience for lots of people.