Push past the "swagga", the mind swirling name changes and the amped up persona as the musical King of Bling, and you’ll that Sean Combs is brilliant. In a quietly riveting new interview pegged to the 12th Anniversary of the death of Notorious B.I.G., aka Christopher Wallace, blogger Barry Michael Cooper conducts a wide ranging interview that gives those of us watching an up close look at what excellence and creative vision looks like. We learn how Combs’ mind works and his process is illuminating. This segment on the Making …

During the Presidential campaign, I hammered away at our individual responsibility to engage in critical analysis and offer constructive criticism if Barack Obama should become President. Well, here we are. And I am concerned that in many circles, even questioning Obama’s strategies is seen as some kind of “betrayal.” On a news show this morning, Jack Welch spoke of how his “trust fund” daughters refused to hear even the slightest concern or critique of Obama. Welch said that he was treated like a “pariah” if he even raised a question.
I …