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Giuliani is Way, Way Over the Line
As a New Yorker who experienced 9-11 and a Republican prior to the party’s seizure by the current president’s people, I have found it very difficult to be publicly critical of Rudy Giuliani, no matter what absurd statement he... Read →
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Columbia Grammar and Preparatory School in New York – A Very Sad Day
Columbia Grammar and Preparator School (CGPS) in New York is one of the elite private schools in New York City with a distinguished history going back to 1764. Today, it boasts a student body of roughly 1300 in K-12 with a student/teacher... Read →
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Audi Discontinues All Manual Transmission Cars in the US, And Loses a Lifelong Customer
I drive an Audi. I like Audis. By and large, they are the most “fun to drive” of the mainstream car brands on the market. And, I became committed after being in an accident in one in Hamburg in 1999. But, my continued... Read →
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Silicon Valley Goes Ga-Ga Over Saudi, and the US Forgets Its Very Recent Past
The Financial Times ran an interesting article today about the growing addiction of Silicon Valley to Saudi money. Saudi’s sovereign wealth fund and its private investment fund (PIF) are so flush with cash that everyone in the... Read →
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Another Day in 2018
I am one of those people who reads the printed version of the New York Times each and every morning. It’s becoming harder and harder to do so these days, so dreary is much of the news. But, today was especially depressing. Above... Read →
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Turns Out That New York’s Stupidest and Most Corrupt Politician Is a Republican
New York State’s politicians are predominantly Democrat and predominantly inept. If you can stomach watching the local news, they are also predominantly corrupt. NY1 ran a story this morning showing that virtually every county in... Read →
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America is Floundering – Girls and Women Need to Lead
There are a lot of things going wrong in America today, and one of them has nothing to do with politics. Today, there are only 24 women CEOs in the Fortune 500 companies. That’s only 4.8% of all Fortune 500 CEOs. And that number... Read →
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Three Months to Go and The Democrats are Failing
The 2018 November election is not for president, but will be one of the most consequential moments in American history. It is, sadly, only three months away. For the first two years of the rogue presidency of Donald Trump, the country... Read →
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Silence of the Lambs
These are very difficult times, some say perilous. The President is on a course that only he understands. His closest advisors seem almost always out of the loop. Those not so close know absolutely nothing. If the President has any... Read →
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Judge Brett Kavanaugh’s Very Questionable Financial Judgment
Within the last 24 hours, there has been a lot of analysis of required financial disclosures around Judge Kavanaugh’s appointment to the Supreme Court. It is clear that Judge Kavanaugh, together with his wife, has a positive net... Read →
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Biogen Offers A Ray of Hope
Only months ago, we read the very depressing news that almost all research to identify a drug to cure Alzheimer’s and related brain diseases had been closed down for want of any successful results. Millions and millions had been... Read →
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Jim Jordan, Congressman from Ohio – Holier Than Thou
Congress is full of performers and light-weights, now more than ever. One, Jim Jordan from Ohio, is someone who loves the spotlight and who lacks much class. He clearly enjoys the special thrill of appearing to be the people’s... Read →
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Still No Rush to Gold
With the tariff wars, the collapse of international order, Russia’s continued influence on all things political in the US, and a country split in half politically, it is hard to believe that the stock market will continue to enjoy... Read →
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Move Over, Amazon is Here
It’s all happening fast, and well. That’s how Jeff Bezos does it. No longer should anyone wonder whether Amazon might move and move rapidly into and through broad swaths of the healthcare industry. There are clear directions... Read →
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