People seem to have the wrong idea about competition. Markets are not happy places where everyone with a website and a product gets rich, and workplaces are not like a Walmart Black Friday brawl where the last one standing gets the promotion. On the contrary, markets are competitive, workplaces are[…] Read On
Monthly Archives: February 2019
Most Americans Think a Wealth Tax Is a Fab Idea. Most Americans are Clueless.
It’s hard to believe how strongly opinionated most Americans are on matters they know little or nothing about. That, in a nutshell, is the essence of poor decision-making – something we seem to be very good at, and proud of it. I mean, what’s social media if not a means[…] Read On
The Howard Schultz Effect: Can an Independent Win the White House?
Whether you’re religious about your grande nonfat cappuccino or not, you’re probably aware that Starbucks founder and former CEO Howard Schultz is exploring a bid for President – as an independent. Now before you tell me to cut down on my caffeine and that fiction isn’t my gig, hear me[…] Read On
I Watched the Super Bowl Alone — And I Liked It, Sort Of
I watched Green Bay blow out Kansas City in the very first AFL vs NFL World Championship, aka Super Bowl I, and haven’t missed one since. I’ve been to every kind of Super Bowl party imaginable and thrown quite a few myself. And I remember countless commercials, including Apple’s 1984[…] Read On