“Hannah Arendt and I….”
Being mentioned in the same context as Hannah Arendt is a kind of […]
Algorithmic reporting
Almost every story I write has some thread in it that the editor […]
What your son should do with his life
Even the smartest people get flummoxed when it comes to something like what […]
Gary Becker, 1930-2014
Gary Becker, the wide-ranging economist who epitomized the iconoclastic nature of the University […]
Tools and tips for protecting sources
Journalists could learn a lot about source protection from drug dealers. “Go watch […]
Ethan Zuckerman and the future of news
We go to conferences to glean new ideas and confer, of course, with […]
Silicon Valley funds Botox babies
One unexpected quirk of a Boston tech ecosystem I’m writing about for Boston […]
Boston’s rising sea levels
One reader of my piece on Boston Under Water, the cover story in […]
An innovative bit of multimedia storytelling
One of the bonuses for speaking at a conference is getting to attend […]
Boston does matter
Recently, a recruiter who called me about a job in San Francisco told […]