If You Give Up On Democracy, You

Today, For Good Or Ill, People Are Thinking About Many Social Problems From The Standpoint Of Their Own Kitchen Tables. I Think The Way To Begin A Conversation With People About What's Going On Is To Address Their Daily Experiences, And What Their Fears And Frustrations, As Well As Their Exhilarations, Are.

A Leader Is Someone Who Steps Back From The Entire System And Tries To Build A More Collaborative, More Innovative System That Will Work Over The Long Term.

There's A Great Debate Going On, You Know, On Whether We're Moving Toward A System Of Giant Oligopolies Or A System Of Multiples Of Small Businesses. Which Is It? I Think It's Both. In Every Sector Of The Economy, We Have Giant Brands That Are Trustworthy Guides To What's Good, And Then A Vast Number Of Small Groups, Many Of Them Project-based, Sometimes Folding And Re-creating, That Are Offering Products And Services Through Those Giant Global Brands.

The Rich Would Do Better With A Smaller Share Of A Rapidly Growing Economy Then They're Doing Now With A Large Share Of An Economy That Is Barely Growing At All.

I Have Found Over The Years That The Most Important Way Of Getting People To Relax Is Self-deprecating Humor.