The Internet as a Commons is a profound misunderstanding of free markets

Harvesting whales on a Japanese trawler

The concept of the Internet as a commons is a popular one. It could not be further from the truth, and bespeaks a major misunderstanding of competition and markets. [...]

Competition in Education

Perhaps competition has been misapplied in education more than anywhere else. Most competitions in education become denigrations of competition, when they are actually misapplications of it. [...]

Competition, Coaching and Talent

Too much attention has been given the concept of the visionary leader, and not nearly enough to having the right person doing the right job on the right team, and then enabling them heart and soul, to do it. That is the essence of competition. [...]

Characteristics of a Competitor

The most effective coach I ever met said that until competitors learned to play on a team, they could never be very good at competing by (with) themselves. Following are some lessons he modeled. [...]

Competition, Cooperation, Losing and Learning

chessmaster ponders

Competition and cooperation are integrally linked. There is perhaps no better forum for teaching cooperation and sharing than in team competition. Key ingredients of cooperation are responsibility and discernment. [...]