Seeing . . . the Palm Beach Daily News reminded me that your talk for the Chamber was SO inspiring and motivating. Please forgive the delay, but know that your talk was so appreciated by me and all of the other attendees. I recently watched on the Internet the happy and emotional reunion of you and your…Read More
We spoke with Paul Linden-Retek via Skype recently: he was back in Prague, where he was born, doing research on the relationship between national cultures and the constitutional structure of the European Union. It sounds pretty dry. Yet it’s really the story of his life, which has been a tutorial in how larger political structures…Read More
Anyone who steps back and looks clearly and honestly at our current economy knows we’re on a slippery slope. Indicators of recovery right now are fragile and, in many cases, illusory. Unemployment numbers generally don’t account for the growing ranks of the permanently unemployed. The startling first quarter dip in GDP may have been weather-related,…Read More
In Berlin, my lifelong employer, Young & Rubicam, has begun building a place of worship designed to serve all of the world’s three monotheisms: Judaism, Christianity and Islam. When it’s complete, The House of One will have three separate wings — one to serve as a synagogue, one as a church and a third as…Read More
Pre-School for the Poor
In Bronx Center for Science and Math
For more than a decade, a wonderful experiment in providing a world-class education for the poor and underprivileged–mostly Latino and African-American students–has been turning out successful students in Durham, North Carolina. The school selects based on income, not race: all students must quality for the federal meal program. The school’s impact is small, but significant–and…Read More
