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It is no secret that large corporations prefer people with families; those with downside risk are easier to own, particularly when they are choking under a large mortgage.
Nassim Nicholas Taleb • Skin in the Game: Hidden Asymmetries in Daily Life
Greenberg doesn’t limit himself to one kind of valuation metric, but he always looks at free cash flow yield.
Allen C. Benello • Concentrated Investing: Strategies of the World's Greatest Concentrated Value Investors
presented the Durkheimian vision of society, favored by social conservatives, in which the basic social unit is the family, rather than the individual, and in which order, hierarchy, and tradition are highly valued. I contrasted this vision with the liberal Millian vision, which is more open and individualistic. I noted that a Millian society has d
... See moreJonathan Haidt • The Righteous Mind: Why Good People Are Divided by Politics and Religion
The shift was apparent from the guest list. Included for the first time with the mainstream Jewish leaders were the heads of Americans for Peace Now and the newly founded J Street, both organizations stridently critical of Israel and its traditional American supporters. Their presence rattled the other participants, many of whom had been personally
... See moreMichael B. Oren • Ally: My Journey Across the American-Israeli Divide
very voter had been predictively targeted as persuadable.
Eric Siegel • Predictive Analytics
Still, Gen X’ers are not attaining leadership positions in business at the same pace that Boomers did, despite having more education.
Jean M. Twenge • Generations
The expanding polarization has made it painfully clear that something is not quite right.
William A. Richards • Beyond the Narrow Life
Graduates of those universities naturally gravitated toward the press and government service. So “The Israel Lobby,” refined into a bestselling book, penetrated the Beltway.