March 18, 2014
Who Would Pay $250,000 for This?
According to a March 5, 2014 article in Reuters, Ben Bernanke is the latest "government servant" to join the ranks of highly compensated circuit speakers.
March 18, 2014
OMG, Twitter Was Down!!
Last Tuesday, it seems that Twitter had a bad hair day -- and that most users were experiencing "issues" with the service, for some period
February 25, 2014
David Cohen Must Not Have Seen “American Hustle”
In a recent article in The Philadelphia Inquirer regarding Comcasts's announced purchase of Time Warner Cable, Comcast Executive VP David Cohen made some interesting comments. Defending
February 13, 2014
The Crystal Bridges Museum and the Implication of Tainted Money
Wal-Mart heiress Alice Walton, youngest child of founder Sam Walton, has spent a significant portion of her wealth to establish the Crystal Bridges Museum of
February 10, 2014
Pressure on Insurers to Add More Doctors and Hospitals Under Obamacare – Who Couldn’t See This Coming?
As reported in a recent article in the Wall Street Journal, politicians and regulators are dealing with the latest Obamacare debacle by pressuring insurers to
January 24, 2014
Time for the Voters to Take Back Control
Virginia Attorney General Mark Herring, who took office only this month, is the most recent elected official to come popping out of the clown car
January 21, 2014
Andrew Cuomo Needs a Civics Lesson
I guess we should never be surprised by what politicians say, particularly in the heat of a campaign. But on occasion, a politician's statement reveals
January 10, 2014
TV Blackout Rule – The NFL Gets the Senate Interference They Ask For
Boy, that was close. Local football fans in Indianapolis, Green Bay and Cincinnati almost had their wild card games blacked out by the NFL last
January 8, 2014
Jobless Benefits – How Can We Possibly Know Who Really Needs Them?
In a recent article in Bloomberg BusinessWeek, Joshua Green does a nice job of laying out the case for another extension of jobless benefits. It
January 6, 2014
The Light Bulb Wars – Can We Just Work This Out on Our Own?
I had to chuckle when I read the story in the Philadelphia Inquirer about two men who had quite different views of the regulations that
December 17, 2013
Those “Silver Linings” Memories
It came back to me when I watched the last couple of scenes in the movie Silver Linings Playbook. The view of the lobby of the
December 13, 2013
$ 17 Million – And He Can’t Buy a Plane Ticket?
In the wake of the merger of American Airlines and US Air, the CEO’s of both airlines made out quite well, thank you. US Air CEO