In the 1991 movie Other People’s Money, Lawrence “The Liquidator” Garfield, played by Danny DeVito, selects a struggling family-run business in a small Rhode Island town as his next target. I was reminded of this semi-successful film (Roger Ebert gave it 3.5 our of five stars) as I read a series of news articles this morning … Read more
Today’s edition of the Washington Post (Sunday, April 9, 2019) included an interview with King Adbullah II of Jordan, conducted by senior associate editor Lally Weymouth. Midway through the exchange, the topic turned to Russia’s support of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad. Q. Do you want to see the U.S. engage with Russia over Syria? A. … Read more
One of the fundamental tenets of counter-intuitive thinking requires individuals to make sure they are asking the right questions before seeking the right answers. Sadly, this is something the corporate news media did not understand concerning their coverage of Thursday night’s U.S. missile attack on Al Shayrat Airfield. Over the past 36 hours, print … Read more
On March 19, The Daily Show with Trevor Noah introduced a new segment titled “Ain’t No One Got Time for That,” the premise being how to cover all the idiocy coming out of Washington and the alt-right every day in one 21 minute program. Noah would barely get into a topic before being interrupted by … Read more
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