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Award Show Politics is Bad for Business, yet it Persists
Recent surveys say 75 percent of television viewers don’t like the snide remarks. They don’t like celebs and sports stars lecturing them — about political
Nuclear Strategies Down at the Ole’ Saloon
Imagine a college-basketball team, named the Eagles. It has lost to the Vultures 80 times over the last 40 years. Can you imagine? The teams
Poke in the Eye from U.S. Ingenuity
The United States is poking a thumb in OPEC’s eye. It feels good. The oil producing countries of OPEC humiliated this country in 1973-74. They
The Art of Using Other People’s Money to Make Yourself Look Virtuous
Suppose your extended family hires somebody to manage its retirement money. They tell the manager his only job is to manage the investments wisely. “This
A Lie by Any Other Name Stinks Just as Much
Why don’t we trust our politicians? For the answer, look no further than a recent column by Larry Elder in Investor’s Business Daily (www.investors.com). He
All hail the rise of the schlubs. Along with the fat biscuit-faced folks. And the hinters of our hinterland. And the frumps of Frumptown. That
Buyer Be Wary of Academic Dunces
Have you ever wondered whether we should have a warning label on college courses? “Warning: this course is taught by a professor who has proven
Maybe you have seen some of the many reports indicating that a lot of our college students love socialism. They love even Marxism, the seedbed
Both Major Parties Made Big Bets in the Tax Reform Fight
Both political parties are gambling on the recently passed GOP federal tax reform bill. The term in poker is “all in.” They are all in.
How Could They All Be So Wrong?
I came upon a Fortune Magazine investment guide for the upcoming year. It carried articles by and about various investment wizards. When it came to