NAZI GIRL
Bureaucracies tend to move on their own momentum–or, more often, their lack of it. But sometimes they can be moved to act by primal, old-fashioned fear. This was true during the 1950s of Senator “Tail...
View ArticleTHE CEO AS ENFORCER
CEOs and Mafia bosses are bureaucrats at heart: When they want somebody roughed up or rubbed out, they nearly always order a subordinate to do it for them. But once in a while a highly agitated boss...
View ArticleTREASON AND ITS BUREAUCRATIC PROMOTERS – PART ONE (OF TWO)
The tens of thousands of police, firefighters, construction workers and others who risked their lives to save their fellow Americans on 9/11 have an unexpected–and undeserved–surprise coming. They will...
View ArticleTREASON AND ITS BUREAUCRATIC PROMOTERS – PART TWO (END)
For more than a half-century, the bureaucrats of the Republican Party have accused their Democratic opponents of treason to gain and retain political power in America. And it has proven a potent,...
View ArticleA TALE OF TWO KILLINGS – PART ONE (OF TWO)
They both had beards. They both saw military action. They both passionately hated the United States. They both died in a hail of bullets. And immediately after their deaths, both of them seemed to...
View ArticleA TALE OF TWO KILLINGS–PART TWO (END)
Ernesto “Che” Guevera and Osama bin Laden. Two men who lived by the gun–and died by it. Who inspired widespread admiration among their supporters and fear among their enemies. Both men targeted the...
View ArticleGIVING ADVICE – SAFELY
On the rare occasion when most people think of Niccolo Machiavelli, the image of the devil comes to mind. Niccolo Machiavelli In fact, “The Old Nick” became an English term used to describe Satan and...
View ArticleMACHIAVELLI WAS RIGHT
In 1513, Niccolo Machiavelli, the Florentine statesman who has been called the father of modern political science, published his best-known work: The Prince. Among the issues he confronted was how to...
View ArticleGIVING ADVICE–SAFELY
On the rare occasion when most people think of Niccolo Machiavelli, the image of the devil comes to mind. Niccolo Machiavelli In fact, “The Old Nick” became an English term used to describe Satan and...
View ArticleGIVING ADVICE–SAFELY
On the rare occasion when most people think of Niccolo Machiavelli, the image of the devil comes to mind. Niccolo Machiavelli In fact, “The Old Nick” became an English term used to describe Satan and...
View ArticleMACHIAVELLI WAS RIGHT: DISTRUST THE RICH
As Americans vacation their way through yet another observance of Presidents’ Day, it’s well to remember the man whose name defines modern politics. In 1513, Niccolo Machiavelli, the Florentine...
View ArticleGIVING ADVICE–SAFELY
On the rare occasion when most people think of Niccolo Machiavelli, the image of the devil comes to mind. Niccolo Machiavelli In fact, “The Old Nick” became an English term used to describe Satan and...
View ArticleMACHIAVELLI WAS RIGHT: DISTRUST THE RICH
As President Donald Trump prepares to drastically cut taxes on the wealthy (including himself) it’s well to remember the man whose name defines modern politics. In 1513, Niccolo Machiavelli, the...
View ArticleFACEBOOK, WE’RE GLAD TO LEAVE YE: PART ONE (OF FOUR)
Fortune has some bad news for Facebook: “Facebook is losing U.S. teenagers to services like YouTube, Instagram, and Snapchat.” On May 31, The Pew Research Center released its survey of 743 teens and...
View ArticleFACEBOOK, WE’RE GLAD TO LEAVE YE: PART TWO (OF FOUR)
Facebook is in big trouble. And much of it stems from its own greed and arrogance toward its customers. An email recently sent to Winnie Liu, director of Facebook & Instagram Research, offers...
View ArticleFACEBOOK, WE’RE GLAD TO LEAVE YE: PART THREE (OF FOUR)
Facebook is still the most-used social media platform in the world—with more than 2 billion users and a net worth of $500 billion. But all is not well in Mark Zuckerberg’s Internet kingdom. And while...
View ArticleFACEBOOK, WE’RE GLAD TO LEAVE YE: PART FOUR (END)
And, on Facebook, the complaints just keep coming. [NOTE: The spellings are those of the complainants.] FACEBOOK BETRAYED EVERY SINGLE ONE OF US ON HERE. SO MUCH SO THAT NOW WE HAVE AN IDIOT IN THE...
View ArticleGIVING ADVICE SAFELY—THE MACHIAVELLI WAY
Ask the average person, “What do you think of Niccolo Machiavelli?” and he’s likely to say: “The devil.” In fact, “The Old Nick” became an English term used to describe Satan and slander Machiavelli...
View ArticleTHE MAYOR AND MACHIAVELLI
Ask the average person, “What do you think of Niccolo Machiavelli?” and he’s likely to say: “The devil.” In fact, “The Old Nick” became an English term used to describe Satan and slander Machiavelli...
View ArticleTHE RICH–AND THEIR EVILS–ARE WITH YOU ALWAYS
In November, 2017, President Donald Trump and a Republican-dominated House and Senate rammed the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017 through Congress. It became law on December 22, 2017. The law: Ignored...
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