The 50th Anniversary of Milton Friedman’s famous screed on the folly of social responsibility for businesses is fast approaching.
With a half-century now under our belts since then, we thought a (posthumous) chat with Mr. Friedman to review the results might be illuminating.
Some moments are so terrible and so clear that they spur change and demand action. The murder of George Floyd at the hands of officers of the Minneapolis Police Department is one of those moments.
Justice and equity are simply fundamental values, part of the definition of the world we want. And we need to bring them to life through action.
I was only five, but I remember the hunt for the bodies of Schwerner, Chaney and Goodman after the Freedom Summer murders in Mississippi in 1964. I recall watching the search on TV, my parents’ anguish, how sickened they appeared. A local Black man and two Jewish men from New York City had gone missing,…
In another article, we discuss Submerged Value and note how much of the value of sustainability it represents. That article closes with the rather bold statement that normally submerged value rivals — or even exceeds — visible value. This article illustrates that in more detail. Over more than two decades of working on measurement and…
In recent years, we’ve seen the ranks of doctors, combat pilots, astronauts, scientists, raconteurs, executives, administrators, fighters, judges, and more swelled by women.
There is no greater showcase for the skills and character of women, however, than in the role of head of government.
Quick. Decisive. Smart. Strong. Good communicators. Warm. Empathic. “Who knew?” Everyone should have.
In the United States, female teachers vastly outnumber male. Yet that is where the parity stops. The fourth in our five-part series on International Women’s Day, this one focuses on education.
For a hundred years, March has hosted International Women’s Day, an event to recognize the achievements of women – and their struggles to make those achievements into reality. It is a day to remember how far women have come, and how far there still is to go, in terms of true equality.
