A Stranger to Myself and Others: 2014

Sunday, March 16, 2014

Robert Reich: The "Paid-What-You're-Worth" Myth

Robert Reich (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

In his recent article, The “Paid-What-You’re-Worth” Myth, Robert Reich does a fine job of dissecting the effects of the Government's billion dollar banking subsidy. But while he bemoans the fall of union power he doesn't even touch on how the same corrupting Government policies fatten union leaders' portfolios while forcing union members out of work.

Monday, February 17, 2014

Eminent Domain Abuse in Honolulu

"How people respond to criticism can reveal a lot about their character. Some might try to debate or reason with those they disagree with. Others prefer to ignore critics. City officials in Honolulu take a different approach: They use a bulldozer."

From "Woman Criticizes Honolulu's Government, Has Her Protest Signs Bulldozed" in Forbes.

Sounds like a "Taj Mahal" project, a giant monument to some bureaucrat's vanity.

Wednesday, February 05, 2014

Job Hunting? Update Your Bio

Image via CrunchBase

Job hunting like me? This article from the Buffer blog is a useful little How-to on writing a professional biography that fits in various forms of social media like Twitter and Facebook. Buffer itself is a neat tool for posting to multiple media sites, but that's a story for another day.