"Staring Down Change" offers tips on how to overcome the emotional baggage involved in running a family business in order to make effective changes. The article appeared in Crain's Chicago Business.

"Mississippi Tries To Lay Its Ghosts" explains how the opening of secret government files about civil rights abuses both rekindles old racial tensions and helps heal them. It was published in The Economist magazine.

"Where There's Smoke" is the story of the woman who invents a better ashtray and builds a successful business selling it. Her story offers several lessons on how to turn good ideas into profitable companies. The article was published in The Wall Street Journal.

"The Twilight Zone of Consciousness" describes the emotional fight between the husband and parents of a bedridden woman--partially conscious for many years--over whether life support should be removed. I provided reporting for this Time magazine article.

"Praying and Fighting" describes a governor’s race in Alabama that pits tradition and religion against business-oriented values. The essay appeared in The Economist magazine.