It has been a while since we simply posed a question, and we thought that this might be a good time to do so again. President Obama recen...

© 2009 and 2011, the Institute for Applied Common Sense In what areas is the United States still No. 1? Was it ever? Or was this exalte...

© 2009 and 2010, the Institute for Applied Common Sense Contrary to most commentators, we are among the “undecided” in terms of our response...

© 2009, the Institute for Applied Common Sense In what areas is the United States still No. 1? Was it ever? Or was this exalted status som...

We're always interested in different ways of viewing subjects. To the right of our blog, in the light green column below our Shelfari b...

We just came across an article indicating that the United States is about to send emergency aid to Pakistan . Several questions: 1. Should...

© 2009, the Institute for Applied Common Sense Contrary to most commentators, we are among the “undecided” in terms of our response to most ...

© 2009, the Institute for Applied Common Sense We frequently suggest that in tackling problems, we examine history, starting with a minimum ...

The following article appeared in the April 22, 2009 electronic edition of the New York Times: April 22, 2009 Op-Ed Columnist Swimming Wit...

Something’s bothering us. How in the heck did so many become experts on economic theory overnight, and declare themselves competent to expo...

Last evening, we all watched as President Obama delivered a speech to the world. The “talking heads” have had much to say during this relat...

© 2009, the Institute for Applied Common Sense Mark Twain observed that if a cat sits on a hot stove, she will never do it again. Unfortunat...

The following article of interest is taken from the October 26, 2008 electronic edition of the Washington Post . We suspected that because o...

Panel Discussion on the Economy with Thomas Friedman, Barbara Ehrenreich, and Michelle Singletary. On C-Span2 Book TV, right now as this e-...

I was fortunate enough to receive a decent education at some decent educational institutions. I also took corporate, business, accounting, ...

View the first draft. Still to be finalized. http://www.foxbusiness.com/story/markets/economy/draft-economic-rescue-package/

© 2008, The Institute for Applied Common Sense Much has been made in recent days regarding a prospective leader’s ability to multi-task. ...

Where is Adam Smith’s "Invisible Hand? " 1. Thus far, 53,000 babies have become sick, and 4 have died from this product. I imagin...

CEO America © 2008, The Institute for Applied Common Sense Shortly after the election of George W. Bush to the presidency, someone commented...

This is a reprint of an op-ed piece by Thomas Friedman originally published on June 29, 2008 Copyright 2008, The New York Times June 29, 200...