During a follow-up doctor’s appointment for my broken foot, I learned that a bunch of the fine orthopedic specialists at SOAR Medical – surgeons to many Bay Area sports teams and injury-prone klutzes like me – are heading to a country in Africa I’ve never heard of on a medical[…] Read On
My dad held my hand as we walked down Brighton Beach Avenue a few blocks from our Brooklyn home. As we passed a dark figure huddled in a doorway begging for money, I felt the grip on my hand stiffen and our pace quicken. When I asked my dad why[…] Read On
Just when you thought this wave of “incivility” is just a fringe movement — that we can all get on with our lives and live in peace — the lunatics have made another go at running the asylum. This time it’s the media and academics making the case that the[…] Read On
About a third of S&P 500 companies are family-owned. Wonder what CBS’s Les Moonves thinks about that? The CEO has been fighting the Redstone family’s National Amusements Inc., which controls CBS and Viacom, for ages. The latest boardroom drama would rival any show CBS is pitching for next fall. Shari[…] Read On
The court of public opinion is no place to meter out justice. That’s why we have a criminal justice system with the blindfolded lady and the scales. Without it you’re left with groupthink and confirmation bias which ultimately deteriorates to mob rule. Who would have thought that an enlightened society[…] Read On
Wells Fargo’s been my bank ever since I stepped foot in California nearly 30 years ago. That’s about to end. But not for the reasons you might think. I’ve used Wells Fargo for a mortgage, an equity line of credit, personal banking and business banking for decades. While none of[…] Read On
Nobody likes an angry showman. When investors need a distraction from disastrous earnings, Tesla CEO Elon Musk is usually a master at coming up with some shiny new object for them to focus on. That did not happen on Wednesday’s earnings call. Musk told investors — the folks who actually[…] Read On