Category Archives: economy
The “Immobile Class”: On College and Work in the New America
The New York Times recently published a thought-provoking article on the new American economy entitled “A Mess on the Ladder of Success.” Here’s a snippet: Rather than dividing the country into the 1 percenters versus everyone else, the split in … Continue reading
A Gripping and Sobering Tale: Ron Chernow’s Biography of Rockefeller and the Lessons it Holds
About four years ago, economic historian Ron Chernow completed his multi-year work, Titan (Vintage, 2004). The book’s title mirrors its heft. This is nothing short of a titanic feat. In his capstone text, Chernow has delivered a rich, engrossing, exhaustively … Continue reading
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A Gripping and Sobering Tale: Ron Chernow’s Biography of Rockefeller and the Lessons it Holds
About four years ago, economic historian Ron Chernow completed his multi-year work, Titan (Vintage, 2004). The book’s title mirrors its heft. This is nothing short of a titanic feat. In his capstone text, Chernow has delivered a rich, engrossing, exhaustively … Continue reading
Filed under business, business ethics, economics, economy, God, john rockefeller, ron chernow, titan, wikipedia
