Blue Marble

Could there be any­thing more worth­while cel­e­brat­ing?  I grew up in the Pacif­ic North­west on twelve acres of land, half in pas­ture and orchard, half in woods. As a child, nature was my chief com­pan­ion, so to pick out only one day, Earth Day, to hon­or our remark­able island in space, this blue mar­ble, seems… Con­tin­ue read­ing Blue Mar­ble

Recycling

For Rosa and Dick. The oth­er day I found myself in a state of com­plaint. The reces­sion, of course, and what it has done to my busi­ness. It’s clear, adding up the can­celled work for this year that I have lost a sig­nif­i­cant amount. I wrote to a good friend, Tom, about my state of mind.… Con­tin­ue read­ing Recy­cling

Wall Street, 2008

Wall Street, 2008 Grin’s promise loot­ed trust and hus­tled many Gilt scams on fun’s install­ment plan, Then loaded trust into its mini­van But dropped nicked dime and tar­nished pen­ny, Torn five. Our firm now wob­bles, teeters. I scour want ads, hunt for hon­est lead­ers. –David D. Horowitz This work by David D. Horowitz has been select­ed as… Con­tin­ue read­ing Wall Street, 2008

Is Leadership a Calling?

We often think of a call­ing as a job that does­n’t make much mon­ey but has pub­lic ben­e­fit. Min­is­ters, teach­ers, social work­ers, artists of all kinds, as if this work should be done with­out pay pre­cise­ly because of its intrin­sic lack of self-inter­est. You know what I mean: a Voca­tion, cap­i­tal V. Maybe the sort… Con­tin­ue read­ing Is Lead­er­ship a Calling?