Johnnie Moore poses an interesting question: "Go into any pub and you'll see how easy it is for us human beings to organise enlivening meetings. How come we make it seem so hard in our offices?" ...

To my fellow Americans, have a great day today celebrating freedom! Just in case you can't get to the fireworks, I'll bring the fireworks to you.

If I owned an airline, I'd do my best to eliminate all those fees, but some people think differently. Take David Owen, whose My Airline piece in the latest New Yorker got me hooting. I particularly like the idea of charging $50 to the person who...