New research from Kauffman Foundation finds new businesses account for a greater share of new job creation than firms over five years old. An estimated 20% of all new jobs come from new firms. An estimated 1.5 million jobs over…
Read MoreWatch a pregnant woman at a cocktail party sip a glass of wine. You will see lots of scowls and looks of disapproval. Even if this is the only glass of wine this woman has had in the last month…
Read MoreIn the age of Obama, many people believe we are living in a “post-racial” world. But race continues to polarize people and cities. Ferguson, MO was not a town most people knew before 2015, but now it has come to…
Read MoreNon-GAAP reporting, financial reporting that doesn’t conform to generally accepted accounting principles, is finally being addressed by SEC Chair, Mary Jo White. At the recent U.S. Chamber of Commerce annual meeting, White questioned whether companies have “gone overboard” with Non-GAAP…
Read MoreIn 2010, the Supreme Court decision, Citizens United vs. Federal Election Commission, gave corporations some of the same free speech protections as people. The decision teetered on the question of whether corporations were protected under the First Amendment to express…
Read MoreImagine a world without a high-speed internet connection. No WebMD for figuring out the source of your back pain, no Monster for uploading your resume to find a new job, no New York Times for finding out information on presidential…
Read MoreThe Aspen Institute reports that in youth sports girls’ participation rates are 6% lower than for boys. Not surprisingly, the gap grows in adulthood. 35% of men say they play sports, while only 16% of women do. Passage of Title…
Read MoreMost people know little to nothing about if and how prisoners receive healthcare. Some might question whether prisoners even deserve healthcare. So thankfully we have the rule of law to inform our decisions. In 1976 the Supreme Court ruled (Estelle…
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