Our collective delusion about success has harmful consequences — Lately, I have been reflecting on my place in America’s socioeconomic landscape. Specifically, I am pondering why it is that a college-educated tutor like me can earn more money than the average American worker while laboring fewer hours. The undercurrent of human nature desires to believe that one’s success comes…

Remember when the U.S. ignored the rest of the world? — February 15th, 2003 should be a famous day in world history. But most Americans have erased it from memory. As the U.S. invasion of Iraq loomed, protests erupted around the globe. Rallies in Rome, Madrid, and London each attracted over a million people. In total, up to 25 million took…

An honest look at the legacy of MLK — Happy Martin Luther King Day! I hope everyone is enjoying the long weekend. Over the decades, King has became a larger-than-life civil rights hero. His call for equality rings as an aspirational creed in the American imagination. …

Internet companies are engaged in a fragile dance. — It’s no secret that the Internet has changed everything. Once considered a wonky fad among tech nerds, the worldwide web has quickly expanded its power over our economic and political life. I experienced the Smartphone Revolution during my adolescence. In less than a decade, people went from watching television reports…

After the Allies triumphed over Nazi and Japanese forces in 1945, the United States proclaimed itself a “superpower”. It was a peculiar term to describe America. Superpower status implies that a nation, by virtue of its relative standing in the world, somehow transcends the realm of the human species. Then…

The economic divide is even worse than you think — Imagine you are walking through the suburbs in 1970. The neighborhood includes the families of bankers, lawyers, and factory workers. The houses are sturdy, spaced apart, and affordable with only one income. At the local public school, the CEO’s son and the union member’s son play football together. Their families…

Start by realizing you are not alone. — Almost inevitably, there are moments in life that leave you feeling confused about your purpose on this planet. Maybe you’re miserable in a job, and it seems you’ll never find fulfilling work. Perhaps you’ve spent countless hours working towards a goal, but it still feels out of reach. …

A recent book explains how humans think about wealth, economics, and success — What did I read? The Psychology of Money: Timeless Lessons on Wealth, Greed, and Happiness published in September 2020. So who is Morgan Housel? Morgan Housel is a former financial columnist for the Wall Street Journal. He is now a partner at Collaborative Fund, an early-stage venture capital firm. Give me the 30-second sell.

We are re-defining labor in the 21st century — It has become a platitude to say that “nobody wants to work anymore”. In American life, we’ve been led to believe that hard work is a pre-eminent virtue. After all, our Protestant culture of individualism and grit helped a nation of disgruntled rebels become a global superpower. But as America…