Washington, D.C. I have been busy editing and publishing books as I took a break from this column due to Corona. This column has been published in English and Japanese with the kindness of NY Biz. And now I will continue this column for a while, thank you. In December 1987, President Mikhail Gorbachev of […]
From Jamaica: Young Global Leaders Create New Global Perspective

Kingston, Jamaica. Leadership is the art of motivating a group of people to act toward achieving a common goal, while global leadership has been defined as “being capable of operating effectively in a global environment while being respectful of cultural diversity” (Harris, Moran, & Moran, 2004 p.25). Over the years, there has been an increasing need […]
Maxwell Bennett on Malala Yousafzai and School Shootings

Maxwell Lake Bennett, 2020 Luce 24 Under 24 Award Recipient Patrick Henry College New York, N.Y. What makes something necessary? When I say necessary, I do not mean that something is merely beneficial, pleasant, or helpful. When we say necessary, we speak regarding a need. Needs are not something that oscillate like most desires do. For […]
A Psychiatrist Writes: Advice for 2020 – and Beyond

By Eva Ritvo, M.D. My best advice for 2020 is very simple. Use your mirror neurons. Let me explain. We are about to leave a decade that historians, I am fairly certain, will look back on and declare it to be one of the most transformative in human history. We are deep into the Fourth […]