The late Jimmy Breslin (1930-2017), author and columnist for the New York Daily News, made the following observation on hearing of the death of Jack Ruby. “We may not have found a cure for cancer, but we know how to induce it.” His point? Breslin viewed Ruby’s death on January 3, 1967 from bronchogenic carcenoma … Read more
You don’t change the course of history by turning the faces of portraits to the wall. ~Jawaharlal Nehru Something unprecedented occurred last night. As my wife and I were settling in to binge-watch season six of Longmire, I heard a Washington Post alert notification on my cell phone. Being Friday night, the witching hour during … Read more
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
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
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