Tried for Sainthood
THE DOROTHY DAY RESIDENCE HALL AT LEWIS WAS DEDICATED IN AUGUST OF 2009. The phrase that forms the title of this blog was fashioned by Tamar Hennessy, Dorothy Day’s only child. It expressed her…
Online Privacy: Same Unicorn, But More Menacing
President Trump signed the congressional repeal of online privacy rules that had been put forth by the Federal Communications Commission in the final days of the Obama Administration. In the short term, that amounts practically…
Intelligence: More than IQ?
No one is denying that intellect can help you succeed in finding a job related to a specific field or be viewed as an expert in that industry. However, leading researchers of human motivation and…
Where do we stand on employee engagement today?
I was fortunate to work at Sears Roebuck and Co. during the mid-1990s, a time when the company was focused on employee engagement, customer satisfaction and company profit. In cutting edge research about how these…
The Fed Raised Interest Rates – So What?
Last week, the Fed raised interest rates. What happened and what are the implications in the short- and long-term, for individuals and businesses, domestically and internationally? What is the Fed and what did it do? …
Historic Yahoo Breach Traced to Russian Hackers
An historically large online data breach against Yahoo! that exposed the data of over half a billion of its customers has been traced to a team of Russian hackers. The perpetrators carried out the breach…
Privacy and the Nature of Cake in an Encrypted World
James Comey stated the obvious today. He suggested, “There is no such thing as absolute privacy in America.” Does this shock anyone? Does this even disappoint anyone? It doesn’t shock or disappoint me. And I’m…
Why Repealing the Affordable Care Act (aka “Obamacare”) Affects Everyone
Who Left Out the Milk & Meat? by Dr. Jeff Trask What happens to milk and meat if left out at room temperature too long? After a couple of hours, both milk and meat can…
What does it mean ‘to serve’ in our current political landscape?
Since late January the political landscape in our country has been interesting to say the least! While executive orders, investigations and flurries of Tweets garner the headlines, we are also witnessing the transition of leadership.…
Computers to Planes: You’re Grounded
Airline disruptions have been in the news a lot over the past few years. Failures in information technology services have caused a number of these problems. These incidents make very clear the dependence of modern…