© 2009, the Institute for Applied Common Sense Earlier this week, we posted a piece on how Muhammad Ali still commands the world’s attention...

© 2009, the Institute for Applied Common Sense A quote from Anne Sexton was featured in a recent post on fatherhood : “It does not matter w...

At 5:00 pm EDST today, Professor Robert Frank of Cornell University will discuss his book, The Economic Naturalist's Field Guide: Common...

In the late 1960s, Death at an Early Age by Jonathan Kozol was required reading for some high school students in the southeastern region of...

As we type this, Professor Robert Frank of Cornell University is discussing his book, The Economic Naturalist's Field Guide: Common Sens...

© 2009, the Institute for Applied Common Sense “It does not matter who my Father was; it matters who I remember he was.” - Anne Sexton Last ...

© 2009, the Institute for Applied Common Sense We’ve always found conflict to be of little value. And generally unproductive. What we’ve fo...

© 2009, the Institute for Applied Common Sense We have a colleague, a nice guy, who loves Doberman Pinschers. He loves them so much he’s rai...

While sitting in a doctor’s office last week, we picked up a copy of the April 25-May 1, 2009 issue of “The Economist.” We’re always intere...

© 2009, the Institute for Applied Common Sense Today, we have some Common Sense thoughts about choosing a spouse - the first, and hopefully...