The Good News Behind the Alarming Energy Headlines


In Davos, Switzerland the confabbing tycoons at the World Economic Forum spent their Friday fretting over climate change.  The irony of the super-wealthy flying in their private jets to hang out...

Obama’s State Of The Union Address and Income Inequality


…And the trees are all kept equal By hatchet, axe, and saw. Rush—“The Trees,” Hemispheres President Barack Obama was right when he said, “The long-term unemployed are not lazy. They’re not lacking in...

Scarlett Johansson defends SodaStream Super Bowl 2014 Ad


As reported, the SodaStream Super Bowl 2014 Ad features one of Hollywood's sexiest actresses. Scarlett Johansson is SodaStream first brand ambassador and will also star in the SodaStream Super...

Xbox One is Losing Sales War to PS4


The results were obvious on eBay. Sony’s PS4 was selling twice as much as Xbox One. This is a worrying trend for Microsoft. And the even more worrisome indicator is that this pattern is continuing to...

American Love Affair helps you Buy American And Keeping Jobs In The U.S.


Throughout this would-be U.S. economic recovery, job creation has not matched what it has been in prior recoveries and incomes are under pressure. Once mighty retailers like Sears Holdings and Barnes...

Why We Start Up Startups


Thanks to the great Brad Feld for publishing this column in his blog today as well. Pause for a moment.  And ask yourself some simple questions you probably don’t think about every day....

Pope Francis Talks Internet


“The internet …,” writes Pope Francis today, “offers immense possibilities for encounter and solidarity. This is something truly good, a gift from God.” With that, Pope Francis offered the world some...

Are you Buying Fitness Wearables From Electronics Companies?


Having spent the week at the International Consumer Electronics Show (CES), it would appear that fitness & sport tech has started to reach mainstream prominence.  In a way it has, in others...

The Cloud is Powered by Coal


“Americans use too much energy” is one of the most politically correct things you can say—but it’s wrong. My favorite response to that complaint is by the great energy commentator Robert Bryce, who...