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An Irish Sunday Tabloid recently carried the following Headline on it’s front page, “Kerry: I’ll die young”. For those of you who don’t know, the Kerry in question is not a figure in Politics, not a Humanitarian,not a film star and not a pop star, not anymore anyway.

In a democratic society each person has a right to voice their suggestions and opinions in a polite way. Each voice is important whether you write to your mayor, your state representative or your U.S congressional representatives. Some tips for coming up with an idea plus a website with tips for writing to elected officials.

The CEO says a slump in jobs will be followed with a surge in prospects for writers.

Applied Omniscience Defined – from the scientific stance –

In life, says Elizabeth Gilbert, we are all handed one simple gift. Hers is writing.

I can predict (may I Professor Roubini!), Bank industry is safe now! The had been tested, best and smartest Ben Bernanke! He does not want more money, more fame! He just wants the American survive this recession and serves the people! I wish President Obama would extend one more term for this humble Ben! Let him finish his job!!

While most of the high-minded concern over the death of newspapers has been over the quality of future reporting and the role of news in a democratic society, it has […]

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As a writer with the freedom and time to travel, Elizabeth Gilbert used Eat, Pray, Love as a way of taking others on a spiritual journey.

Elizabeth Gilbert spent most of her early career writing about and for men; now, she’s labeled a “chick lit” writer.

The much-heralded speech to the Muslim world is upon us. But just what will Obama say to the throng in Cairo tomorrow? Three writers share their guesses. Reza Aslan knows […]

In keeping with the notion that alcohol allows ordinary people to do extraordinary things, there is evidence to suggest alcohol can also help creative people find their spark…if they’re lucky […]

Want to know what would happen if swine flu returns in the fall a la1918? One of the world’s foremost global health writers tells us. Council on Foreign Relations fellow […]

Lieutenant Raymond Foster has graciously invited me to make some comments on leadership. I highly appreciated Raymond’s gesture and sophistication in dealing with the increasingly relevant subject. I attended a “LIVE” forum as Raymond was being interviewed I found his words of wisdom very original and useful.

There’s a protracted feud brewing between media old and new on a battlefield ruled by brevity—Twitter. The reason evades me, but the terse blog site has now become sine qua […]

Ideological differences between second and third-wave feminists.

With the newspaper industry in turmoil and media suffering from what Clay Shirky refers to as “mass amateurization,” it’s not a particularly good time to entangle the New York Times […]

Web 2.0 has hundreds of sites to help artists collaborate. Sites like Indaba and WeBooks host communities where artists can connect and work on creating music or writing the next […]

Latin America is the forgotten continent, often ignored by the U.S. and the rest of the developed world. But the region and its rich cultural and creative resources could play a more visible and relevant role with the advent of its creative class, which if properly supported, could partake on what is increasingly an economy of ideas and innovation. This evolution could also help the region drastically change its image.

Following the resounding success of last week’s “Can Monopolies Save the Internet?” webcast from Harvard Law School’s Berkman Center, Big Think, in collaboration with the Wisconsin School of Business, will […]

An idea of God being an author, creator of ideas, which fuel the story, whether creating the scenarios, and the obstacles and even introducing the characters.

Clintonian Democrat, lefty progressive, restrained partisan, closet wonk, post-racial unifier, hunk. The monikers used to describe Barack Obama’s executive style swirl about the man in a cloud of political columnist […]

Everything has become so very complicated these days. Complexity, if the leader is to be truly successful and sustainably successful in increasingly amorphous, re-adaptable, uncharted waters, he must understand complexity multidimensionally.

This article, from 2009, laments the lack of popular US protest movements at the time. What would the author say now? 

The writer describes Iran’s relations with Syria, Egypt, and Iraq.

The writer explains Iran’s long-time support for Hamas and Hezbollah.

The writer says a behind-the-scenes war with Iran is unlikely, though a high degree of espionage is not.

The writer disabuses us of a few misconceptions surrounding a shrewd president with strong support in the Arab world.

After translating for former Iranian President Khatami, Ahmadinejad’s people shoehorned the writer in as interpreter at the UN.

Tom Perrotta recounts a childhood immersed in books.