peHUB First Read

* Harold Meyerson: Is Robert Rubin the modern-day Robert McNamara? * Marion Maneker: The economics of narcissism. * How to write an MBA admissions essay. * Morning Call: U.S. futures point higher, London rises early, European shares climb on tech, the Nikkei flattens and Hong Kong jumps. * The question that stumped RIM's co-CEOs yesterday came from a child: "Are you going to make a phone more for kids so that my Mom will let me get one?" * Someone has accessed hundreds of confidential Twitter docs, and sent them to TechCrunch. The website has decided that it will publish ones related to financial projections and other business matters, but not more "personal" ones, like job applicants who currently remain employed elsewhere. I'm all for publishing confidential docs, but only if the sender had legitimate access to them in the first place (or if the sender was given them by a legitimate accessor). In other words, a "leaker." The guy in this situation, however, is an unapologetic hacker. In other words, a "thief." As such, TechCrunch should (regrettably) dump the whole lot down a trash chute. Or, at the very least, work to obtain independent confirmation of the financial info. Unfortunately, that's not what it plans to do.