A national abortion ban would be “inconsistent with what we’ve been fighting for for decades,” Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson (R) told ABC Sunday. The Supreme Court is reconsidering Roe v. Wade in a case involving a Mississippi law that sought to ban all abortions after 15 weeks of pregnancy. TangentOver the past 15 years, support…
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Ask Larry: Will The 2022 COLA Apply To Benefit Rates For People Born In 1960?
Today’s Social Security column addresses questions about who will and who will not have the 2022 COLA applied to their benefit rates, what happens to divorced spousal benefits when an ex dies and whether SSA actually overpaid benefits. Such COLA increases are added to your benefit rate regardless of whether or not you start receiving…
4 Ways To Improve Performance: Cool New Science On Motivation
People have an instinct to matter—and you want to do great things in your work and in your personal life. Great performance is the result of the right motivation. Science has discovered new ways to get motivated and improve performance—and certain tactics work better than others. Tell yourself you’ll do better in these process steps,…
The Myth of the Genius Tech Inventor
We idolize founders with brilliant ideas, but triumph often results from business savvy combined with imagination. Jobs was a capable technologist but mostly a brilliant pitchman and brand genius. Elon Musk is a great inventor, but his SpaceX is a great company partly because he works with operations experts including Gwynne Shotwell. “The lone genius…
Biden Administration ‘Sheepishly’ Waving ‘Checkered Flag’ On Covid-19 Pandemic, Says Science Editor-In-Chief
Science magazine published an editorial from its Editor-in-Chief Holden Thorp, PhD, about the Biden Administration’s recent handling of the Covid-19 pandemic. Spoiler alert. It wasn’t positive. On May 5, Science magazine published an editorial from its Editor-in-Chief Holden Thorp, PhD, about the Biden Administration’s recent handling of the Covid-19 pandemic. It began with the sentence,…
Billionaire Ng Family’s Far East, Perennial To Buy Singapore CBD Property For $504 Million
Far East Organization and Sino Land have partnered with Perennial Holdings to buy the iconic Golden Mile Complex on the edge of the Singapore central business district for S$700 million, adding to signs of robust demand for older properties earmarked for redevelopment in the financial hub. Read More Auto Amazon Links: No products found.Auto Amazon…
Americans Say Covid-19 Pandemic Is Over—Even If Fauci, CDC Disagree
Americans are moving on from Covid-19, whether or not health-policy experts believe they should. In light of these trends, public health agencies and experts are doing what they’ve been doing all along: telling people what’s safest. These are your “risk boundaries” for any situation—be it driving on the freeway or navigating a pandemic. How Fauci,…
Putin Compares Invasion Of Ukraine With Fight Against Nazi Germany In Victory Day Speech
The Russian President’s speech did not announce any wider mobilization of Russian forces or escalation of its invasion of Ukraine, as some observers had predicted. Russian President Vladimir Putin in his Victory Day speech on Monday attempted to draw parallels between the Russian ongoing invasion of Ukraine and the Soviet Union’s fight against Nazi Germany…
The Modern Identity Stack: Startup Opportunities In the $80B+ Identity Market
In this post, I provide a primer on what the identity stack is, discuss the trends causing disruption and evolution, and share a viewpoint on where opportunities exist to build companies in the modern Identity Stack. All together, these changes are resulting in an evolving modern identity stack, where solutions are being redefined to keep…
New York Bill Would Help Fund Travel For Abortions
The Reproductive Freedom and Inequity Program would help both New Yorkers and the thousands of people expected to travel to the state from others where abortion is banned. The bill would establish a Reproductive Freedom and Inequity Program within New York’s Department of Health, which will fund abortion providers and nonprofits so that they can…