Lately, I have become disenchanted with the vision of the “young college activist.” They are full of passion on important issues, but without drive or direction they generally just ... Keep Reading
Volunteerism & Social Entrepreneurship
Welfare
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Disaster Relief: Go Local
At the peak of hurricane season, we should be thinking in a mode far different from the "call FEMA" mentality we've grown used to in this post-Katrina age. The ... Keep Reading
Idol Gives Back, We Give Smart
So you may have gotten misty-eyed at Idol Gives Back. It's a great show for a great cause. But we don't want to neglect other good charitable/social entrepreneurship organizations ... Keep Reading
Libertarianism for Progressives
Print and read.-Max Borders ... Keep Reading
Conscious Capitalism a la Bill Gates
This talk isn't perfect, but it articulates three things everyone should remember:a) Enterprises are the engines of wealth creation;b) All values - even benevolent values - can ... Keep Reading
From Leftist to Libertarian?
Interesting interview with John Mackey, CEO of Whole Foods on his evolution from democratic socialist to compassionate free-marketeer. Mackey reminds us that even our most ... Keep Reading
Prosper: So Cool… Microlending in the USA
OK, so I'm probably the last to hear about this, but a friend got me interested in Prosper, a micro-credit organization that facilitates loans between two independent parties. In ... Keep Reading
Healthcare: Coletti Spells it Out for the Demogogues
This is an excellent piece on some of the issues in healthcare reform. Those who blindly blame greedy corporations for our healthcare woes never look to the actual source of all ... Keep Reading
Compassion and Capitalism
Stossel has a column on Brink Lindsay's new book The Age of Abundance: How Prosperity Transformed America's Politics and Culture. To tip off the article, Stossel makes a simple, ... Keep Reading
