Business In February 2013, Yahoo’s new chief executive, Marissa Mayer, announced that the company was eliminating its full-time work-from-home policy because she wanted her employees to interact more closely. There was an explosion of criticism as columnists and commentators decried her move, claiming it was particularly hostile to working…
Many surprises. Three anti-establishment parties made it. Several (depending on how you count) of the eight parties that will be in the parliament have nationalistic tendencies, or worse. One description: Marian Lesko, a political analyst, said the election results showed that Slovaks were growing tired of the old political order,…
There was a very nicely written op-ed in today's NYT. David Brooks described the growing popularity of Trump, Carson, Sanders and Corbyn in this pithy paragraph: These sudden stars are not really about governing. They are tools for their supporters’ self-expression. They allow supporters to make a statement, demand respect…
Several stories in the today's Wall Street Journal are related to international trade. Two of them talk about legislators who (prepare to be surprised!) found ways to make trade a bit more difficult. The third story is about an app that leverages the differences in consumers' willingness to wait and…
This is a rather amusing introduction: Bill Clinton will not (repeat, not) be campaigning for his wife in the early stages of her 2016 presidential campaign. He will, however, be discussing Hillary Rodham Clinton’s policies and vision for the country in front of live audiences of thousands of likely…