One of my advantages is having staff and friends whose breadth of reading is extraordinarily wide, and then they forward me the best of what they read. My associate Patrick Watson sent me this article from The Atlantic – not exactly on my regular reading list. It's entitled "How America Lost Its Mojo," and I found it very thoughtful. We are creating fewer new businesses, and the number of people who move from one location to another to change jobs is down rather dramatically over the last 15 years. Author Derek Thompson gives us plenty to think about and doesn't settle for easy answers.