Governments around the world are waging war on a new battleground: Social Media. Their fighting force is an army of trolls. And if you are reading this story, you’ve probably been drafted. Troll armies have helped overthrow governments and control populations. The playbook has been repeated in places like Turkey, [Keep reading]
“What kind of journalist are you? Do you write the truth? Or are you one of those fake journalists?” Because if you’re an honest journalist, that’s ok. But…” Moments earlier, I’d been having a lovely bar conversation with this man about beer at a brew pub while he pet Rusty. [Keep reading]
When you put your own blood, sweat, and tears into something, you value it more. You probably know that, but you probably don’t know this tendency has a name — the IKEA Effect — and it has many applications in the workplace and on America’s store shelves. I’ve mentioned this [Keep reading]
Not long ago, I was sitting in a coffee shop on Connecticut Avenue in Washington D.C. when I saw an alarming number of police and secret service cars zip by, lights blazing. It didn’t take long before we heard what was happening; a few blocks away, a crazy man was [Keep reading]
It was an email from a stranger that David Cotie couldn’t just ignore: “I’m going to cut to the chase. I’m aware (XXXX) is your password. Most importantly, I am aware about your secret and I’ve proof of it.” The password (which I’ve seen, but omitted here) was accurate. Whoever [Keep reading]
Any time a market becomes hyper-competitive, scammers gain a huge advantage. When items are scarce, buyers feel pressure to make quick decisions and jump through whatever hoops sellers set. Scammers know this — think concert tickets — and jump into the chaos. All this makes apartment hunters an easy mark. [Keep reading]
Summer is passing fast, and the time for long days grows shorter. America is a truly beautiful place, even from its highways. I just got back from an epic trip — NY-Seattle-Dallas-Washington. My usual trip with Rusty. I’ll have much more to say about it in the coming days and [Keep reading]
It’s hard to argue there are deep divisions between Red and Blue states in America, but one thing seems to be bringing the country together: sky-high real estate prices. Americans are fleeing expensive coastal cities, which tend to vote for Democrats, and migrating to cheaper, smaller places in the middle [Keep reading]
I appeared on CBS network this weekend — from Oklahoma City, a place that’s often mentioned in the list of cool, new cities — to talk about how internal migration might change America’s political map. Here’s an excerpt of the story referenced in the piece. Or, just watch the video. [Keep reading]
“Skip the lines! No wait times!” yelled the “Clear” salespeople swarming beleaguered fliers at Sea-Tac airport on Thursday. The standard passenger security screening line wound far down the usual hallway. Travelers who approached slumped their shoulders when it came in view. But all around this frustrated and captive audience were [Keep reading]
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