Fallen Acorns

  Heaven forbid, I think I’ve been infected by Trump syndrome.  Before I caught myself, I started this post as follows. The acorn doesn’t fall far from the oak.  You know, not everyone knows that.  It’s not as easy as it looks.  But after a 10 minute conversation with Chinese president Xi Jinping, I now … Read more

Beauty and the Bull

  The date is March 8, 2017.  It was International Women’s Day.  And in honor of the celebration and as a reminder Wall Street and corporate America are still largely male-dominated, a new fixture appeared on State Street in the heart of New York’s financial district.  Under the cloak of darkness, sponsors installed a 50 … Read more

SJR 34, Update

  In yesterday’s post, I suggested consumers of internet information should consider copyrighting their search histories to counteract passage of Senate Joint Resolution 34 by the GOP-controlled Congress.  SJR 34 allows internet service providers (ISP) to sell  user personal information, including search history, without the user’s permission. I am not a lawyer, nor do I … Read more

eBamacare

  No, this post is not about digital health care.  The “e” in “eBamacare” stands for entrepreneurship.  Here’s why?  Since it’s passage, Congressional opponents of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA) have argued the legislation has been a job killer.  Let’s look at the facts (what a concept). According to a 2015 report … Read more

WHITE Friday

  Today, we are being exposed to just one more example of how the pro-Trumpsters are making every effort to give Agent Orange (my favorite euphemism for Donald Trump) credit before it is earned.  In this case, they are hailing Trump for the stock market bump since election day.  Conservative economists who have always warned against … Read more