Most of us are motivated by reward, recognition, challenging work, being part of a winning team, a quest to take down an evil empire, that sort of thing. There are all sorts of reasons why people do what they do for a living. At my age you don’t really indulge[…] Read On
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About Lincoln’s ‘Die By Suicide’ Warning to the Nation
Abraham Lincoln was remarkably insightful as a young man. He had a surprisingly clear view of what kinds of forces could someday bring America to its knees, believing that our nation could only be destroyed from within. He was probably right about that. As a 29 year-old Illinois state representative[…] Read On
Donald Trump, Bob Woodward and the ‘Transparency’ Myth
What the hell was he thinking? That pretty much sums up the sentiment of Trump supporters when it comes to why the President agreed to 18 recorded interviews with Bob Woodward of Watergate fame. Think about it. This guy doomed Richard Nixon and his entire administration. Sure, give him complete[…] Read On
Political Accountability, RIP
The days of the media and the people holding political leaders accountable are over. I’m calling it. When slimy bureaucrats get caught doing something wrong, all they have to do anymore is flip it around on their opponent and spew the most outrageous lies they can come up with. The[…] Read On
Don’t Mess Up a Good Thing
This week we have two stories about some of the dumbest CEO moves in recent memory. First up: Remember the Kodak story from last week — how the Trump administration shocked the drug world by awarding the flailing camera maker a $765 million loan to make chemicals for big Pharma?[…] Read On
Kodak Gives Corporate America a Bad Name
Why is the guy on the right smiling? Last week Monday Kodak CEO and executive chairman Jim Continenza was granted options for 1.75 million shares of Kodak stock by the board. Completely out of the blue. Well, not exactly. The very next day the Trump administration shocked the biotech world[…] Read On
2020 Is Our Generation’s Right of Passage
After three long months it sure is cool to see the Yankees right back where they left off last season, pummeling the hapless Orioles. Sometime around the fourth or fifth inning of today’s game the topic turned to how badly players wanted to play this year, in spite of the[…] Read On