Moral guidance from your boss

The whiteboard scrawl reads: “A person’s true character is revealed by what he does when he thinks nobody is looking.”
I walk past that sign each day when I go to the Hancock Building to pick up a daily run from a company I can’t name here. At first I ignore it as another bland [...]

After the Road

On The Road

A Format for the Future, Part 1

It is my belief that the ultimate goal of society is to find the perfect balance between individual freedom and collective responsibility. In pursuit of this, we must defend individual freedom and nurture collective responsibility. The two can grow simultaneously, but neglect of one is neglect of both.
The question we must ask, the question that [...]

An unremarkable incident in a big city

Sure, I should have known better. This isn’t Madison, where a good conversation or a night of revelry will quickly blur the 9-5 divide between customer and employee. This is big Chicago, where business is business. But what the hell, I want to cut my bars shorter and I don’t have the tools. I know [...]