In my thinking and writing about health, I have often found myself leaning on the preamble to the World Health Organization (WHO) constitution, which says, "Health is a state of complete physical, ...

Even the best models of the world are imperfect. This insight is important to remember if we want to learn how to make decisions and take action on a daily basis. For example, consider the work of ...

This proverb — often attributed to Voltaire — reminds us that insisting on perfection can prevent us from making progress, taking action or embracing good things simply because they’re not flawless.

“Did you know teenage smoking is at all time low?” My ten-year-old daughter announced unexpectedly. Imagine a tiny tear in a magnificent painting. Most eyes naturally shift to the defect, bypassing ...

Navigating a certain degree of unpredictability comes with the territory as a business leader. But what happens to your people when the world around them is in a state of constant flux? Businesses now ...

As it appears in the December 2012 issue of Foreign Policy magazine. George Soros cites Isaiah Berlin as an important intellectual influence, so it makes sense to see Soros through one of the ...

The Cincinnati tournament just doesn't feel like the familiar, county fair-like event it has become with Andy Roddick out of the draw. Born in Nebraska, raised mostly in Florida, now living in funky ...

The Christmas story has a peculiar twist to it in that an imperfect human being was charged with bearing a perfect savior ...