by John Macdonald | Dec 26, 2022 | The250
I won’t be punished if I publish an article that cuts against the narrative.I won’t get canceled if I say something offensive.I won’t experience any public backlash if I take a side and defend it. So I can do all of those things. However,... by John Macdonald | Dec 25, 2022 | The250
If you identify as a Christian, Easter is supposed to be the Super Bowl of holidays. But it’s not. At least not for most. Christmas is the Super Bowl. Christmas is the holiday when we can unabashedly intersect all of the Christian right-isms†† —... by John Macdonald | Dec 24, 2022 | The250
If you’ve trained for an iron man distance triathlon, you know how to be miserable.If you’ve written a book, you know how to be miserable.If you’ve bootstrapped your own business, you know how to be miserable. Embracing the misery is not the same as... by John Macdonald | Dec 23, 2022 | The250
We’re often fooled into thinking that our competition is the other person, other team, or other philosophy. We’re wrong. That’s The World hocking its wares. The competition is always the one staring back at you in the mirror. Once you and I realize... by John Macdonald | Dec 22, 2022 | The250
It’s one thing to study business. It’s another to run your own.It’s one thing to study war. It’s another to have served.It’s one thing to study marathon training. It’s another to have run one. Academic study is critical to move the... by John Macdonald | Dec 21, 2022 | The250
Once Rupert Murdoch established his “news” and media empire in the US, he uncovered a new business model. Once technology delivered a broadcast studio into every citizen’s pocket, it doomed the objectivity model. The intersection of...