Neil’s Blog

Published in the San Diego Union-Tribune, October 4, 2021 by Neil Senturia Recently I completed celebrating the 10 Days of Repentance, which start with Rosh Hashanah and end with the conclusion of Yom Kippur. So, first off, let me apologize to anyone who has been offended by anything written in this column in the last […]

By Barbara Bry Published in the San Diego Union-Tribune, September 27, 2021 Billie Jean King is my “shero.” Watching the U.S. Open women’s and men’s tennis champions Emma Raducanu and Daniil Medvedev receive the same winner’s share of prize money — $2.5 million — I reflected on how much women’s tennis and all women’s professional […]

Published in the San Diego Union-Tribune, September 20, 2021 by Neil Senturia “Bob and weave” is a defensive tactic used often in boxing. To avoid the punch, you move laterally and downward at the same time. Another term is duck and dodge. That phrase is relevant in everything from armed conflict to the National Football […]

Published in the San Diego Union-Tribune, September 13, 2021 By Barbara Bry Wharton professor Sergio Salgado has published a paper detailing the decline in entrepreneurship in the U.S. “because high-skilled college graduates have found that they can earn more in well-paying jobs than starting their own business.” Maybe. But there is another academic paper that […]

Published in the San Diego Union-Tribune, September 6, 2021 by Neil Senturia One of the great benefits of writing a column that appears on Monday is that I always get a shot at trying to say something pithy on Labor Day. In the past, I have explored the history of the labor movement and have […]

Published in the San Diego Union-Tribune, August 30, 2021 by Neil Senturia I am mentoring some young people who have aged out of the foster care program and are now on their own making independent choices and decisions. My assignment is to improve their financial literacy. I have given some serious thinking to this assignment, […]