On Wednesday, November 15, the Trump administration reversed “an Obama-era ban on hunters importing trophies of elephants killed in Zambia and Zimbabwe during government-approved big-game expeditions. (USA Today, 11/16/2017)” A spokesperson for the United States Fish and Wildlife Service justified the action as follows. Legal, well-regulated sport hunting as part of a sound management … Read more
Deprogramming101 Productions presents A Dr. ESP Film Alternate title: GOD! NO! FATHER Let’s make them an offer they can’t refuse! Starring:Donald CorleoneDonald Corleone, Jr.Eric CorleoneJared Rizzi* *Ivanka Corleone’s husband who gets whacked for selling out the family. Nothing like life imitating art. Except, in this case, it’s not business, it’s personal. Coming to a … Read more
In the interest of truth in advertising, I need to remind my readers I am a culturally Jewish agnostic in a mixed religious marriage. And I prefer to wish everyone I meet “happy holidays,” except on December 25th when I gladly greet my Christian friends and colleagues with “Merry Christmas,” in the same vein … Read more
There’s an old saying in Tennessee — I know it’s in Texas, probably in Tennessee — that says, fool me once, shame on — shame on you. Fool me — you can’t get fooled again. ~George W. Bush, September 17, 2002 That’s our W! Perhaps the single biggest beneficiary of the Trump era. It only … Read more
What does it say about the American economy when our memory of iconic businesses is shorter than their advertising campaigns? Such is the case with Smith Barney. In a September 25, 2012 press release, Morgan Stanley Wealth Management announced it would cease using the “Smith Barney” moniker even though Morgan Stanley CEO James Gorman … Read more