As I watch the news reports pouring in about the Idaho missionary group arrested for child abduction in Haiti, I keep asking What were they thinking?! I don’t have enough first hand information to make dogmatic judgments about their intentions…
Read MoreThe transition into the second decade of the century has futurists busily forecasting what’s next. Over the last couple weeks, I’ve read predictions that include everything from a one-world currency, a softer, gentler Simon Cowell, the eradication of poverty, and…
Read MoreYesterday I had the privilege of teaching a cultural intelligence workshop in Washington D.C. at the U.S. Department of Justice. It was invigorating to interact with some of our nation's finest leaders in thinking about how cultural intelligence needs to…
Read MoreReligious persecution of any kind: Muslim, Christian, Hindu, Judaism, etc. is a massive threat to all of us, regardless of our faith. Last week the Economist reported that Somalia is the hardest place to be a Christian citizen. One Somali,…
Read MoreAs I walked through Chicago's O'Hare Airport yesterday, there was a more somber mood than usual. For several months, anywhere you went in Chicago, you heard recorded endorsements from various stars on why Chicago would be the ideal location for…
Read More[To my friends and colleagues outside the U.S., my apologies for posting something primarily intended for my fellow U.S. citizens. But I can’t hold back any longer.] Sick of being called an “ugly American?” All the hard work you’ve done…
Read MoreI'm a HUGE fan of eating local wherever I go, including grasshoppers in Mexico, snake in China, and pasties in Northern Michigan. But economists often use the cost of a McDonalds Big Mac to compare the cost of living from…
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