My buddy Leo Pareja introduced me to the notion that if you aren’t paying for a product, you ARE the product. In other words, when you use a “free” service online or otherwise, your information is most likely where the company is making their money. This became painfully clear earlier in the week when it…
I think it is fair to say that there is a degree of confusion associated with the #metoo movement. While the egregious behavior of people like Harvey Weinstein and Kevin Spacey is clear and definitive, what is less clear is where are all of the lines are inside a society that is moving toward a…
Time Magazine recognized the “whistleblower” women of the #metoo movement as their people of the year. As the disgusting revelations of Harvey Weinstein, Kevin Spacey, Matt Lauer and others became public, the outrage reached a level that few public crises ever have. This was a little surprising to me. The casting couch is a term…
We all know that natural disasters ravaged Houston, Puerto Rico, and Mexico City within weeks of one another. Photos and videos of the damage dominated social media and sent Americans including many of our NAHREP friends with ties to those regions into panic mode. The stories and images of human suffering are too painful to…
Speaking of the human spirit. I had a chance to connect with the NAHREP leadership in NYC to discuss plans for 2018 and beyond. We met at a restaurant called Amada in Lower Manhattan. The food and the company were great, but the area surrounding the Freedom Tower is incredible. The financial district in NYC…
In the aftermath of Hurricane Harvey, Pastor Joel Osteen of the Lakewood Church in Houston, TX became the subject of controversy for failing to respond quickly enough in assisting the many who were displaced by the storm. While several other churches, mosques, and temples mobilized quicker to provide shelter to many of the victims, the…
As I write this blog, my thoughts and prayers are with the family of Heather Heyer and the people of Charlottesville who were victimized by this tragic event. For those of us who wanted to believe that we were living in a “post-racism” era, that notion has been suspended, at least for a while. Racism…