The words above were written by William Shakespeare in Act IV, Scene III of his play, Henry V. And today, October 25 is in fact, the Feast of St. Crispian. It’s also the anniversary of the victory of King Henry’s tattered and outnumbered army over the French in the Battle of Agincourt in 1415.

This blog pays homage to two big thinkers. The first is William Shakespeare, who gave us this wonderful play and the stirring words of Harry the king …

I had lunch with my friend Mike last Friday. We’ve been doing this once a quarter on a Friday afternoon since the fall of 2002. All 29 of our quarterly lunch meetings have been at R bistro (http://www.rbistro.com/), chef Regina Mehallick’s great eatery on Mass Ave in Indianapolis’ arts district.

I met Mike in 1999; the #1 thing we have in common (other than the same first name) is being members of what Fast Company Magazine calls free lance nation. …

The quote in the subject line is attributed to Frank Easterbrook, Chief Judge of the US Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit. Easterbrook is a graduate of the University of Chicago School of Law and is a senior lecturer at the school. He’s one of the big thinkers affiliated with this university who contribute to its reputation as advocates for the power of the free market. This school of thought is widely known as the “Chicago School.” I’m …