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Mr. Trump and the Frenetic Media
President Trump has been at war with the mainstream American media from the very beginning of his campaign. His vitriol increased incrementally throughout the campaign and reached its zenith immediately upon his election. Early as... Read →
Life In Seven States Without State Income Tax -- Nirvana or Hell?
For those well enough off, the prospect of living life in a state that assesses no state tax seems very attractive. Florida comes to mind, as does Texas, Alaska and a few others. There are actually seven such states without any state... Read →
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Where are the Calls for Hillary?
Our world changed completely in November. And it continues to do so. But, amidst all the craziness, nowhere do we hear a call for Hillary. Imagine if Hillary had won last November. Her top agenda items were all not that bad, but oh... Read →
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June 29, 2017 – The Tweet that Alarmed Financial Markets
Today, June 29, 2017, will be remembered for some time to come. It was the day when investors finally could not hide from the truth. The day when they realized that the market surge upward since the Trump election was a relief rally only... Read →
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Major Pharmaceutical Stocks Are so Utterly Destroyed that they Could be Starting A Big Rally Here
The pharmaceutical industry has had a tough couple of years, or basically a tough decade. The industry has proven to be amazingly innovative; for example, just in the last years Gilead has turned Hepatitis C from a devastating disease to... Read →
Tesla is S3XY
Elon Musk, it is said, wanted his first four models to spell SEXY. His first model S, his second E, his third X, and his next Y would have done the trick, save Ford owned the trademark for E. So the next best was to name the second 3... Read →
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Upside Down World
Imagine a celebrity murderer, yet to be convicted but clearly a murderer, out in the community holding town hall meetings for kids, teenagers and adults on how to commit murder and avoid conviction. Now, imagine Bill Cosby, facing as many... Read →
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Celebrate, Don't Criticize, Uber
By any count, Uber is a brilliant market disruptor. Its founders were prescient and extraordinarily creative. The company joins only a very small group of others, such as Apple, Amazon, BestCashCow and Google that have totally changed the... Read →
Big Dollar Takeovers
America’s most successful high-tech CEOs are quietly taking over public (and private) schools and universities in the U.S. There’s no question that our schools, on the most part, are tired, led by unimaginative educators,... Read →
Withdrawing from the 2015 UN Paris Climate Agreement is An Unmitigated Disaster for The US
I have had the fortune to live not just in my own country (the US), but in England, France, Spain, the Netherlands and Germany. During my many years of living outside the US, I have never dreamed of being apologetic for my country. That... Read →
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Rex Tillerson Should Resign Right Now
Rex Tillerson is in Putin’s pocket and was clearly put in his position at the behest of Putin and the Russians. That is not the reason he should resign. Nor should he resign because he is tremendously unfit and outclassed in his... Read →
Bigly Victory for Russia
Angela Merkel saw too much of Trump last week between the NATO Summit in Brussels and the G-7 meeting in Sicily. She saw him turn against Europe and the Trans-Atlantic obligations by berating Europe’s leaders both explicitly and... Read →
My Time in Russia in the 1990s
I spent 2 ½ years practicing law in Moscow in the mid-1990s. It was a different Russia – one full of hope for a burgeoning democracy under Yeltsin. I wouldn’t even set foot there today. I enjoyed my time in Russia. I... Read →
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