How to tell if Fact Checkers have a bias
When Snopes introduced bias into their fact checking, it's no longer fact checking. It's just another opinion. Here's how you can tell.
When to Rely on Experts
Stephen Hawking is an amazing physicist. His incredible career spans theoretical work in black holes, quantum gravity, and the beginning of the universe. He wrote a popular physics book called…
The Only Reason to Get Out of Bed
“In order to be in control of your life, you have to have a purpose—a productive purpose.” ~ Ayn Rand, Playboy Interview Every morning, I get out of bed. It…
Review: Your Brain at Work by David Rock
These days there’s no shortage of things to worry about, events to plan, places to go, things to do, and we start it all again the next day. At the…
Overcoming the hard decisions – what to do
The hardest decision I ever had to make came about in the summer of 2007. At the time, I was a PhD student at Auburn University, working as a graduate…
SMART Goals and Philosophy
In Why Businessmen Need Philosophy, Dr. Harry Binswanger identifies the ultimate CEO in your life is your philosophy. What does that mean in practice? Take goal-setting. Based on what I…
Interview: How to be Profitable and Moral with Dr. Jaana Woiceshyn
We're super excited to post our interview with Dr. Jaana Woiceshyn, author of the new book How to be Profitable and Moral: A Rational Egoist Approach to Business. It applies rational…
Repubs say Romney, Dems say Obama. What do they both get wrong?
You may have noticed lately how all the Republican pundits say Romney will win and all the Democratic pundits say Obama will win. Don't they see the same data? They…
3 Keys to Picking a Career
All things being equal most of us want more money. All things being equal most of us want a career that brings immense personal satisfaction. What if those two things do not…
2500 Reasons for Reason
My wife and I recently took a 3,000 mile road trip, and we became interested in a new car. We did not fall in love with the idea of a…