Author's articles

Fallen Mann

By Karen Abbott · 16 years ago

The Mann Act, long relegated to the status of bawdy Frank Sinatra punch lines and literary asides—Lolita’s Humbert Humbert deplores the law as "lending itself to a dreadful pun"—was serious news recently for the first ...

Is It Intelligent To Outsource Intelligence?

By Richard A. Clarke · 16 years ago

Another reality in the post-9/11 growth of intelligence analysis capability is outsourcing. We have outsourced the management of billlion-dollar technical collection programs, and we have contracted intelligence analysts. The National Reconnaissance Office is a lot ...

An Unnecessary Gamble: The Biggest Mistake in Retirement Investing

By Christopher L. Jones · 16 years ago

One of the most common mistakes made in the retirement investing world, particularly among 401(k) participants, is over-concentration in an employer's stock. In an analysis of more than 100,000 401(k) participants from companies offering stock ...

When Church Autonomy Is Tyranny

By Marci Hamilton · 16 years ago

Ignorance is the enemy of liberty. That truth has never been so forcefully made as it has been with the rescue of the hundreds of children from the Fundamentalist Latter Day Saints compound in Eldorado, ...

Parenting and Divorce: It’s about you!

By Ed Sherman · 16 years ago

As a parent, you are at the center of your child’s life, but first you are at the center of your life, and what your child needs more than anything is for you to be ...

Guilt-Free Mindfulness

By Sue Patton Thoele · 16 years ago

Mindfulness is being aware of yourself, others, and your surroundings in the moment. Well-known mindfulness teacher, Jon Kabat-Zinn, defines it this way Mindfulness means paying attention in a particular way; on purpose, in the present ...

Beyond Nature-Deficit Disorder

By Richard Louv · 16 years ago

Got dirt? "In South Carolina, a truckload of dirt is the same price as a video game!" reports Norman McGee, a father in that state who bought a small pickup-load of dirt for his daughter ...

Secret to a Successful Divorce: Instead of an Attorney Use Self-Help, Mediation or Collaborative Law

By Ed Sherman · 16 years ago

As a family-law attorney for over 35 years, I can tell you that the secret to a successful divorce is to minimize your involvement with the legal system and to avoid using lawyers who work ...

The Five Secrets You Must Discover Before You Die

By John B Izzo, Ph.d. · 16 years ago

What are the secrets to happiness and meaning? Why do some people find a deep sense of purpose while they are here and die with few regrets while others end their lives bitter and disappointed? ...

Caution!The Completion Myth: Romantic Relationships in Your Twenties

By Christine Hassler · 16 years ago

Romance. We are all suckers for it (yes, even you guys--you know what it leads to!) Images of romance surround us: the couple holding hands at Starbucks, the gazillions of bridal magazines you breeze past ...

Intuition

By David M. Traversi · 16 years ago

Hunch, gut feeling, impression, psychic hit -- these are all names for this power called intuition. Intuition is a tool for acquiring knowledge without the process of rational thought. It is the sixth sense; it ...

Less on the Beets, Please, and More on the Budget

By Scott; Jean Bittle; Johnson · 16 years ago

Thanks to some fearless investigative journalism by the Associated Press, voters can now ponder revealing new facts on what the presidential candidates hate to eat. We guess that's handy if you're expecting them to drop ...

Hope & The Gnostic Gospels

By Traci L. Slatton · 16 years ago

Of late I’ve turned to The Gospel of Thomas. It’s taken the privileged top position on my night-stand, on which rests a mini-library of spiritual books ranging from A Course in Miracles to Ram Dass’ ...

Ten Tips for Better Sex and Deeper Intimacy

By Mark A. ; Patricia Michaels ; Johnson · 16 years ago

Tantra is an ancient Indian tradition that recognizes sexual energy as a source of personal and spiritual empowerment. Sexual energy does not necessarily mean sexual activity but rather, the life force that exists in everything. ...

Traits of the Perfect Salesforce

By Derek Gatehouse · 16 years ago

Want to hire a top producing salesperson for your company? Sure, everyone does. In all my management and consulting years I’ve never been mandated to hire average salespeople. But hiring top producing salespeople on a ...

It's a Small World After All

By Louis Navellier · 16 years ago

The World Is Global. Investing Should Be as Well. Over the past several years, we have noticed an interesting occurrence in our portfolios. The American Depository Receipts, (ADRs) of foreign companies have begun popping up ...

Charles Dow: His Last Name Says it All

By Ken Fisher · 16 years ago

Charles Dow is one of Wall Street's most significant legends for two very significant reasons -- he created our financial bible, the Wall Street Journal (WSJ), as well as our first market barometer, the Dow ...

Notes From the Opt-Out Universe

By Wendy Walker · 16 years ago

As a twelve-year veteran of the suburban "opt-out" culture, I am intrigued by the renewed and misguided discourse on the social dynamics of the insular universe I inhabit. I see the points that are being ...

Tantra: The Science Of Self-Exploration

By Mark; Patricia Michaels; Johnson · 16 years ago

What Is Tantra? The word Tantra is becoming increasingly familiar, as a practice embraced by celebrities such as Sting, Woody Harrelson and Scarlett Johanssen, to name a few, and as an exotic, somewhat laughable approach ...

Boom!: Voices of the Sixties

By Tom Brokaw · 16 years ago

In 1962, I had an entry-level reporter's job at an Omaha television station. I had bargained to get a salary of one hundred dollars a week, because I didn't feel I could tell Meredith's doctor ...