Tag: learned

What we learned from months on the ground before New Hampshire’s primary

MANCHESTER, N.H. — Former New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie has called New Hampshire voters “presidential wine tasters” for their insistence on meeting candidates in person, sometimes repeatedly, before they consider voting for them. On Tuesday, those voters will make their 2024 presidential picks, and what they saw on the trail and how they made their […]

The 3 Worst Stock Investments I Ever Made — and What I Learned From Them

No investor has a perfect track record, and I’m no exception. While my long-term investment returns have been ahead of the S&P 500, there have been several times along the way where I got it wrong. I strongly believe in holding myself accountable, so without further delay, I’ll share the three worst stock-investment decisions I […]

How College-Educated Republicans Learned to Love Trump Again

DES MOINES, Iowa — Working-class voters delivered the Republican Party to Donald Trump. College-educated conservatives may ensure that he keeps it. Often overlooked in an increasingly blue-collar party, voters with a college degree remain at the heart of the lingering Republican cold war over abortion, foreign policy and cultural issues. These voters, who have long […]

I wrote a play for children about integrating the arts into STEM fields − here’s what I learned about encouraging creative, interdisciplinary thinking

Often, science and art are described as starkly different things. That narrative can start early on, with kids encouraged to pursue a STEM – short for science, technology, engineering and math – education that may or may not include an arts education. As a professor of acting, I’d never thought much about the STEM fields […]