Scroll down and share your experiences in the comments section!If you're a woman looking to completely change your outlook on career choices, then this is the book for you! I know, I know. There are a million books out there about how women should lean in and take the corporate world by storm, but none of those books tell you exactly how to do that. Not so with Nice … [Read more...]
“Five Days at Memorial” is Gut-Wrenching
Today I am reviewing Five Days At Memorial, and tomorrow I will discuss the questions that it left me with. Imagine this scenario: You're stuck in a hospital without electricity, food, or proper resources to care for your patients. Some are going to die and there's nothing you can do about it. Would you help ease their pain by euthanizing them, or hold out hope that help … [Read more...]
Why China and the US need to get along
Last week I attended a forum with Michael O'Hanlon, director of research for the Foreign Policy program at the Brookings Institution, and we spent a good chunk of time talking about U.S.-Chinese relations and the future of what it means to be a superpower. It was both informative and eye-opening and it led me to immediately pick up Partners and Rivals: The Uneasy Future of … [Read more...]
How American Schools Are Failing Your Kids
Not only is it going to be controversial, but it's going to change the way you think about our education system. Here's the short and skinny: American students are behind academically and there are hundreds of theories about why this is. Is it child poverty? Standardized testing? Teachers? Technology? Sports? Amanda Ripley (who had spent most of her career thinking education … [Read more...]
Do Not Ask What Good We Do: Inside the U.S. House of Representatives
I first heard about this book after an interview with the author on The Daily Show with Jon Stewart. I was intrigued by Stewart's comment about politicians being "real people" and decided that I should read the book. I must admit, it was really good. Given, it was good in a, "now I am frightened about the state of our country" way, but it was still good. The book mostly follows … [Read more...]