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Why are the US and Israel drowning in debt?
The US debt crisis is far more serious. But for us who live in Israel, our borrow-spend-borrow habit spells big trouble.
Prof. Shlomo Maital, an economist, is losing sleep and is concerned about the finances of us, the people.
Advice for Israeli start-up founders: Be like a ‘hatzav’ and blossom when others do not
Start-up founders: Learn from the hatzav. Now’s your time to blossom when others are getting cold feet.
Prof. Shlomo Maital reminds us that when start-ups choose to blossom at times when others sleep, they fare far better when times are good again.
Are Israel’s pro-democracy protests fruitful or futile?
Protests send a strong signal regarding people’s conviction because they require more effort and sacrifice than other means of publicly expressing support for democracy.
Prof. Shlomo Maital interviewed Dr. Brancati, who compiled a massive database on pro-democracy protests. Half of them succeeded.
Israel judicial reform: How to make Israelis talk, listen to each other
To better understand how to foster listening and dialogue, Prof. Shlomo Maital spoke with an expert, Yishai Shalif, the first Israeli-born ultra-Orthodox psychologist. Reminding us that at some point, we will have to reach a consensus. But it will never happen unless both sides truly listen to each other.
Top 10 Israeli companies that helped build the Start-Up Nation’s wealth
Prof. Shlomo Maital brings the story of 10 groundbreaking companies and their leaders, a minyan (10 entities) that built Israel’s wealth, from Iscar to Mobileye
Teens in Israel, US are in crisis – why is this happening?
As always, technology is far ahead of society’s ability to mitigate its social damage. And our youth in particular are paying the price.
Prof. Shlomo Maital on the negative long-term impact on the mental health of our children from the COVID crisis to the current crisis – teens in trouble.
Women are smart, so why do men dominate in STEM?
Israel’s future lies with brains, not brawn, hence we really do need more women to study science, technology, engineering and math (dubbed STEM).
Prof. Shlomo Maital wonders how come men disproportionately dominant in brainy fields, even though women are just as smart? And how the current coalition government encourages that?
The Flag Revolution
Prof. Orit Hazzan on the flag revolution and what the Israeli flag symbolizes in protest the regime coup.
Will the ChatGPT AI chatbot make journalists obsolete?
We humans are not doing so well at sustaining our planet – air, water, land – nor are we much good at living together in peace and harmony. It may be that artificial intelligence can do better, when human intelligence turns out to be pretty unintelligent.
Prof. Shlomo Maital, wonders whether ChatBOT will one day soon write more interesting columns than he does…
Israeli law makes greedy capitalist business behavior mandatory
Israel’s 1999 Companies Act, Article D, Section 11 (a) states that the purpose of a company is to make money. Period. Not to serve the people.
Prof. Shlomo Maital asks the real question: ”Whom do businesses serve?”
