Commentary

Ideas and insights on pressing issues facing the business world.

CommentaryIt appears reports of Gen Z’s death have been greatly exaggerated
BYSuzy Welch
CommentaryIntelligence for good: Using artificial intelligence to accelerate social impact
BYTom Davidson
CommentaryEY CEO: ‘This is the COP to show, not tell, what climate action looks like’
BYCarmine Di Sibio
CommentaryScope 3 emissions are the elephant in the room as COP 28 kicks off in one of the most water-stressed regions in the world
BYSanda Ojiambo and Patrick Chalhoub
CommentaryMSCI CEO: ‘To tackle climate change, financial markets must reallocate trillions of dollars. It’s already happening, even without a political consensus’
BYHenry Fernandez
CommentaryHow we lost the ability to evaluate two seemingly contradicting facts at the same time–and why it could mean the end of empathy
BYMorgan Mercer
CommentaryThe labor market will stay tight as shifting demographics keep draining the talent pool, warns multinational recruitment agency CEO
BYSander van 't Noordende
CommentaryOpenAI’s board might have been dysfunctional–but they made the right choice. Their defeat shows that in the battle between AI profits and ethics, it’s no contest
BYAnn Skeet
CommentaryBeware of crypto grifters looking to crash the AI party
BYKathleen Breitman
CommentaryThe Marvels’ box office flop marks the end of an era for the studio’s winning formula–and the beginning of a new one for Hollywood’s workers
BYJoanna Robinson, Dave Gonzales, and others
CommentaryResearch shows that grandparents are great personal finance teachers. Here’s what my poppa who became an accountant during the Great Depression tried to teach me about money
BYBob Brody
CommentaryInside long COVID’s war on the body: Researchers are trying to find out whether the virus has the potential to cause cancer
BYCarolyn Barber
CommentaryBeer, wine, cocktails: Here’s how climate change is imperiling our Thanksgiving booze
BYMike Hoffmann
CommentaryBosses thought they won the return-to-office wars by imposing rigid policies. Now they’re facing a wave of legal battles
BYGleb Tsipursky
CommentaryA new global study shows the real reason the West is still one step ahead of Asia when it comes to the digital economy–and it’s not technological prowess
BYSoumitra Dutta
CommentaryJared Kushner, Arab and Israeli officials outline day-after solutions for the first time since the Oct. 7 attacks at Yale’s Middle East Peace Dialogue
BYJeffrey Sonnenfeld and Steven Tian
CommentaryThe housing market may be at a standstill–Americans are growing more psychologically attached to their homes than ever
BYMiles S. Nadal
CommentaryRetailers are reversing generous returns policies which cost a staggering $817 billion last year–but consumers still expect easy returns as they plan their holiday shopping
BYHeather Hoover-Salomon
CommentaryUnrealistic plans to crack down on U.S. power plant emissions won’t work. We’ve been down this road before–and so have others
BYWilliam F. Shughart II
CommentaryDon’t listen to the gloomy headlines: A new generation of Bay Area innovators is about to soar
BYBob Fisher
CommentaryBill Gates made waves with his statements on climate change. Here’s why he’s right–and what most people missed
BYGabriel Labbate
CommentaryOur changing climate is jeopardizing worker health and productivity. Companies need to adapt their operations
BYMartine Ferland and Judy Monroe
CommentaryWhy Gen X women get the worst of both worlds, according to a work-life balance expert who experienced ‘doing it all’ firsthand
BYWhitney Casares
CommentaryAI will live up to the hype and more unicorns will lose their horns: 10 health care predictions for 2024 from top investors
BYBob Kocher and Bryan Roberts
CommentaryNew Englanders are fighting against new infrastructure for carbon-intensive billionaire travel. If they win, the significance could be global
BYChuck Collins
CommentaryDeveloping new medicines for everyone, everywhere, equally
BYGiovanni Caforio, MD
CommentaryI created tech that limits violence against women in online dating. Silicon Valley used it for PR–then lost interest
BYKathryn Kosmides
CommentaryMelinda French Gates: ‘It’s time to change the face of power in venture capital’
BYMelinda French Gates
CommentaryI’m a veteran of the special operations community. Here’s how Hollywood glamorized us–and deprived most troops of lifesaving donations
BYPat Gault
CommentaryBiden must decide whether patent-infringing Apple watches can be imported into the U.S. from China by Christmas–but Congress could neuter America’s ability to protect its IP altogether
BYAndrei Iancu and David J. Kappos