Amazon and Starbucks have just shown their corporate power. They got the Seattle city council to roll back a tax increase that would have cost them tens of millions of dollars. Amazon did it by blunt force. It stopped work on one of two corporate towers it is building there and said it wouldn’t complete […]
Posted on June 13th, 2018 by admin
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It seems a CEO can’t say anything without catching some flack. Consider this case. Twitter’s CEO posted a screen shot about his use of a Chik-fil-A’s mobile app and saving 10 percent on his order. The internet erupted in a barrage of criticism. How could he patronize a business that doesn’t recognize gay marriage? Dorsey apologized […]
Posted on June 12th, 2018 by admin
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President Trump is saying he’ll know in the first minute whether North Korea is ready to give up its nuclear missiles. If so, why does he need a summit? Kim Jong Un knows already how far he will go to get back into the good graces of the world community. Does he need a diplomatic […]
Posted on June 11th, 2018 by admin
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The media have a bias of a kind. That is heralding the imminent arrival of the flying car. Reporters lap up hype from developers and publish again and again about the evanescent vehicles fated always to be in the future. Not only is the technology of a fly-drive machine difficult, but if an inventor is […]
Posted on June 9th, 2018 by admin
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It is tragic enough that a business executive takes her own life. It is a crisis for a company that has her brand name. Kate Spade was a celebrity designer of hand bags and accessories. Even though she had sold her company and was engaged in a new venture her name remained on the door. […]
Posted on June 6th, 2018 by admin
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International relations is the art of making and keeping friends around the world. It is recognition that no matter how powerful a nation might be, there comes a time when it needs allies. Insulting friends isn’t done because one wants to maintain a bond. This is why the President gets a failing grade in international […]
Posted on June 4th, 2018 by admin
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This televangelist risks ruining his ministry with his request for a $54 million private jet. The perception is one of greed. His flock could easily be excused for failing to believe the preacher has a pipeline to God, and God told him to buy it. After all, he already has three other private jets. How […]
Posted on June 1st, 2018 by admin
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