print logo

AMERICAN.COM

A Magazine of Ideas

Thursday, April 5, 2007

by Ben Newell last modified Wednesday, July 18, 2007

Why are many superior products—the proverbial better mousetraps—less popular than their competitors? Because "you can survive by being popular, or by being superior, but alternatives that are neither popular nor superior quickly go extinct". . . The coming choice for colleges: Move up, move down, or move on. . . According to Warren Buffett, what happens to your finances is secondary to the important things in life—finding a suitable mate, developing a relationship with your children, and doing something that you enjoy. . . Are social networking sites like MySpace really all that dangerous? Don't drink and ride in North Carolina. . .

Why are many superior products—the proverbial better mousetraps—less popular than their competitors? Because "you can survive by being popular, or by being superior, but alternatives that are neither popular nor superior quickly go extinct". . .

The coming choice for colleges: Move up, move down, or move on. . .

According to Warren Buffett, what happens to your finances is secondary to the important things in life—finding a suitable mate, developing a relationship with your children, and doing something that you enjoy. . .

Are social networking sites like MySpace really all that dangerous?

Don't drink and ride in North Carolina. . .

Subscribe Today!

Current Issue

Current Issue

Sundown for California?
The Golden State may be entering its golden years.
Wall Street Watchdogs
Meet the academic sleuths who predicted the financial mess.
21st-Century Sultanate
How Vladimir Putin built Russia’s corporatist state.