Skin in the Game

The title of today’s post is the mantra of the founding director of the entrepreneurship program at Miami University.   We will be honoring him on May 15 when the program is re-branded as the John W. Altman Institute for Entrepreneurship in recognition of his contribution of time, talent and treasure to educate future generations about … Read more

EnTRUMPreneurship

One of the recurring themes in the month-long punditry over the partial government shutdown is how Donald Trump’s obsession with building a wall on the Southern border is unlikely to expand his electoral base.  This is especially disconcerting to establishment Republicans as it flies in the face of what became known as the 2013 GOP … Read more

Two Bitcoin Whores

As bitcoin continued its downward slide Tuesday, U.S. regulators are reportedly looking into whether its record-breaking rally last year was the result of market manipulation. ~Kate Rooney, CNBC.COM What a difference a year makes.  On December 17, 2017, Fortune Magazine writer David Morris reported: The price of one bitcoin (BTC) reached a new all-time high of $19,783.06 … Read more

EEK-onomics

  I am now half-way through Bob Woodward’s Fear and believe it is the most over-hyped book since Paul Ryan began promoting  Atlas Shrugged as the inspirational equivalent of the Bible.  Nothing in this latest bestseller makes Donald Trump scarier than I already imagined.  What actually terrifies me is the possibility South Carolina Senator Lindsay Graham, someone with less … Read more

A Bushel And A Pecker

  Sometimes Donald Trump tells the truth.  The problem, of course, is that he lies so often and so much Americans tend to tune him out.  But this past week, it has been hard to ignore the harsh reality there were occasions during the 2016 presidential race voters and the media should have paid more … Read more