The first to present his case seems right, until another comes forward and questions him. — Proverbs 18:16 — It happens on Wall Street. It happens in Washington. And it happens in board rooms across the country. What we’re talking about is the misreading and misuse of data. This article is directed toward online marketing decisions based on analytics. It’s self-evident that without accurate facts, you’re usually not going…

Who controls the past, controls the future: who controls the present controls the past. — Geo. Orwell, 1984 — When future historians write about the 20th Century, it would not surprise me to find it had been nicknamed The Century of Spin. …

Two views on the pursuit of happiness. I am proposing that what the Founding Fathers meant when they wrote “Life, Liberty and the Pursuit of Happiness” is totally at odds with what it has come to mean today. To elaborate on how this came about is not my aim here…

“We are not a team because we work together. We are a team because we respect, trust and care for each other.” — Vala Alshar — For years I have referenced data from the Gallup organization for insights on various topics. What I like about Gallup Polls is that they stake a claim on getting the most diverse viewpoints from the broadest field of data. …

“If it was easy, everyone would do it.” — Arthur Jolly — Here’s another. “How I Went From Getting Paid $30 Per Article To $1999 Per article.” It’s well written (except for a typo or two), but come on. She identifies all the usual ways writers can make money. Then she shares about a writer friend who makes a fortune evidently, who…

Small Reactors, Big Potential Impact — One of the urgent and most important issues of our time is energy. Safe, reliable energy is essential for economic prosperity, infrastructure and quality of life. It powers our transportation systems, communications networks and water treatment facilities. Imagine our hospitals without electricity or our homes without power. …

Killers of Clean Energy Progress — This past week I shared with a friend of mine an article titled “The Techno-Optimist Manifesto.” My friend replied with a link to a thought-provoking essay called The Techno-Optimists Fallacy by Matthew Yglesias. It was written in response to Marc Andreesen’s piece and it had several pearls of note. Techno-optimists…

Only one life, ‘twill soon be past. Only what’s done for Christ will last. — C.T. Studd — Legacies. A legacy is something that is passed down from one person or generation to another. It can be a physical possession, such as a piece of jewelry or a family heirloom. It can also be something intangible, such as a set of values, a tradition, or a reputation. Legacies…

“I had no control over it.” — It’s not my fault I stole your car, It’s your fault that you put it thar. You left it unlocked, keys in the ignition, Just begging for me to assume possession. I know it’s wrong, but I couldn’t resist, The temptation so great and I’m sorry you’re pissed. Indeed I hopped…