JPMorgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon responded to an analyst question on last week’s earnings call by railing against political gridlock and public policy that continues to be a drag on business growth. And that, in turn, hurts the nation’s economy and the prosperity of the American people. “We have become[…] Read On
Flashback Friday: This is the very first Critical Thinking column I wrote for Fox Business, soon after the 2012 election. Is it me, or is it just as relevant today as it was then? The real question is, is Donald Trump the “leader” I described in the final paragraph? What do[…] Read On
This is a true story; let me know if you’ve heard it before: Jason graduated with a B.S. in physics – a STEM degree, no less – but his grades were lousy (2.8 GPA) and there was a recession going on. He literally could not find a decent job, and ended up[…] Read On
If you Google “Is the American dream dead?” you get upwards of 39 million results and some pretty provocative stories from just about every major news site. Turns out that Americans are pretty much split on the answer to that quintessential question. The most sobering stat is that half of those aged 18[…] Read On
The Trump administration’s Transportation Department is withholding federal funding of a project to modernize Silicon Valley’s light rail system. The New York Times says Trump is breaking a campaign promise about rebuilding America’s infrastructure. The question is, why should Washington have to fund California’s transit system? Turns out, the Golden[…] Read On
As far back as I can remember, I’ve been hearing that technology is going to take our jobs and cause the downfall of the working class. As fear-mongering memes go, it’s right up there with the horrors the population explosion was supposed to unleash on planet Earth, per Paul Ehrlich’s[…] Read On
#DeleteUber. That’s what got Uber CEO Travis Kalanick to abandon his principles and reverse a noble pledge to stand up for what’s right. Instead, Kalanick allowed himself to be bullied into stepping down from President Donald Trump’s economic advisory council. 3/ I’m going to use my position on Pres economic council[…] Read On