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Trump’s Corrupt Accounting Threatens The Future of Every American
“Pump and Dump” is a well-known and highly illegal form of stock manipulation where companies collude to buy large amounts of stock to “pump up” the price. Seeing rising stock prices, uninformed investors buy the targeted stock. When the price … Continue reading
The New Real Estate Market: When Did We Stop Building BIG… And What Does It Mean For The Economy?
In the early 20th century America built big. America was becoming the biggest economy in the world, and New York City was the most prosperous city in America. The biggest of the big buildings were going up in NYC. Starting … Continue reading
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Tagged commercial real estate, commercial space, downtown, Empire state building, new york, Skyscraper
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The Writer’s Strike Is Over: Now What? Big Issues for Media and Music Around the World.
The strike is over, but the struggle is just beginning. Unlike the Auto Workers Union, it is MUCH more difficult to draw a line from a labor contract to what an individual members of the Writer’s Guild of America is … Continue reading
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Tagged ai, Artificial Intellegence, Hollywood, movies, Netflix, Streaming, Writer's strike
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Putin And His Terrible, Horrible, No Good August!
When Putin invaded Ukraine in 2014, he got what he wanted Little has gone the way that Putin wanted since his invasion of Ukraine, at little personal cost. Inside Russia, Putin gained even more power. By the time world leaders … Continue reading
Is “A Chinese Spy Balloon” Just The Latest Punchline In The World Of International Spying?
I am shocked and horrified at the Chinese weaponization of balloons, and their use against innocent Americans. But it was inevitable. With the growing influence of Chinese financial institutions, our political and business leaders should have predicted that American families … Continue reading
Armored Tanks Aren’t Dead Yet, But Unmanned Armored Vehicles Have Arrived
The war in Ukraine continues to drag on, and China seems ready for a copycat war with Taiwan. Every week we see weapon systems in the news. Today’s front-page stories resemble those of the Cold War era. Whether they are … Continue reading
Tanks But No Tanks: Did The Ukrainian War Put An End to the Armored Tank?
The battle protection (armor) and destruction (arms) is as old as time. At first, hiding behind a tree, a big rock, or (much later) a wall was good enough. But hiding sacrificed mobility. When armies came out from behind walls, … Continue reading
Are We There Yet – When Will Schools Be Back To Normal?
The last couple of years has been a bumpy ride, for everyone. Masks, vaccinations, closed restaurants, toilet paper shortages, remote work, ships stuck in the Suez canal, droughts in the west, and the earth actually being on fire in the … Continue reading
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Tagged absentee, attendance, education, education 2022, school, school funding, school year, trauma
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Can Maslow’s Hierarchy Explain the Great Resignation?
In the 1940s, the famed psychologist Abraham Maslow formed his theory of “Hierarchy”, that the major decisions in our lives (school, work, friends, family) were driven by our internal needs. These needs form a pyramid, with the most basic and … Continue reading
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Tagged 1950s, American Dream, corporations, employment, Great Resignation, Maslow, Psychology, work
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Can Jeff Bezo’s Massive Bet On A “Lord of the Rings” Series Actually Pay off?
In case you’ve missed it, a Cambridge professor of language once wrote a story about a ring, a quest, elves, and magic. Spoilers! The quest is to destroy the ring, and that’s what they did. This story, “Lord of the … Continue reading
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Tagged Amazon, Jeff Bezos, LOrd of teh Rings, LotR, Silmarillion, Streaming subscriptions, Tolkien
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