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Wednesday, August 26, 2009

Today's must reads



In news today, other than the death of Ted Kennedy, here are some more obscure, but important must reads.


  1. Craigslist may have killed off newspaper classifieds, but it's still a mess. WIRED reports.
  2. Existing home sales numbers may be far worse than advertised.
  3. Great blog post on growth and the knowledge based economy.
  4. Daniel Pink's TED lecture on motivation. A must watch.
  5. Gallup takes a look at the relationship between stress and happiness.
  6. Ross Douthat has another worth reading Republican view on Obama and health care.
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            I grew up during the Kennedy Presidency. It was a time when the best and the brightest sat center stage in the nation's psyche. I've always remembered the story, that at an arts gala at the White House, Kennedy looked around the room and proclaimed it "the greatest gathering of talent since Thomas Jefferson dined alone." Without the benefit of such trappings, I've had the opportunity, for the past nineteen years, to have a seat at an international banquet of ideas and history. My radio program provided me a unique opportunity to "travel" around the world and speak to thousands of the most imaginative thinkers and leaders in the arenas of politics, religion, journalism, business, popular culture, academics, science, economics, history, and medicine. During these years, I have taken many people with me on this journey. It has been a momentous time. The trauma of politics, the onslaught of technology, the insights of science, and the changes in the human condition make this a period almost unequaled in history. I'm excited that technology has now made it possible for me to take more of you along with me on this journey.
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