Finding your place to retire. When you retire, things get turned upside down. What was once important can’t matter any more. You can no longer derive your identity by what you did for a living...

Is one best for your health and well-being? How to structure intimate relationships is an issue of our times. Going back fifty years or so, it was easy — get married. But today we have...

Is it about high quality food? Restaurateur Eddie Black says no.  When you go to a restaurant that you’ve been to before, the last thing you should ever say to yourself is,  “I hope...

Some of America’s most ingenious swindlers.   Con men have been around forever. They’re so pervasive that powerthesaurus.org lists 150 synonyms for this particular type of criminal...

Our curiosity is slipping… and that does not bode well for innovation.  A release this week questioned our time devoted to curiosity. It suggested our time committed to Social Media is...

A few unsavory characters in our early history.  America has had it’s share of master criminals — gangsters, wild west outlaws, serial killers, terrorists, mass murderers, con artists...

Some things to think about while you’re writing your bestseller. Many people claim they would like to write a book. They might believe their life has had more twists and turns than the average...

Is it rational to have opinions about scientific phenomena?  Over dinner one night, a friend mentioned that he believes global warming is a hoax. Now, normally I would have responded by bringing up...

A jury’s finding is often based on more than just the evidence.  If you’ve ever sat on a jury for a criminal case, you know it’s an agonizing event because it’s a huge...

Sex as power is not a new concept, but to Romans it was a guiding principal in their culture. To put it mildly, the ancient Romans had an open mind when it came to sex. They approached it guilt-free...