A look at the economic factors that have made the Harry Potter series so successful.

The mass marketing and the midnight release strategy snared a lot of sales of Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, but the story behind Goblet and its predecessors success has little to do with marketing.

Many parents are not in tune with the amusements and activities of children today.

Employers worry more about the effects of a bad hire than about the problems of hiring someone who is competent but not exceptional.

While analysts and public officials debate the policy nuances of school reform, there"s little attention paid to entrepreneurship itself,or what a vibrant entrepreneurial sector requires.

Stephen F. Williams' Bradley Lecture.