Trump brags about being the author of The Art of the Deal. In reality he told a lot of stories to Tony Schwartz who actually wrote the 1987 book. During that time period I was not as far removed from my college days as a management major and I read a lot of business books. Reading The Art of the Deal was a waste of my money and time. It was basically Trump bragging about his malarkey deals that largely the average American paid for. History repeated itself on Monday afternoon except Schwartz didn’t have to do any writing. Let’s explore. Continue reading No Big Deal
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Much Ado About I’m Not Sure
Two supposedly major announcements came out of the Trump White House last week Thursday. I’m not certain that either will even become reality and I’m even less certain that they will end up being significant. Let’s explore. Continue reading Much Ado About I’m Not Sure
Analyzing The Announcement
Seemingly out of nowhere President Trump announced that he was about to slap a 25% tariff on imported steel and a 10% tariff on imported aluminum. Rumor is that he made the announcement out of frustration, blindsiding his economic counselors and the White House staff in the process. I think there may be several things at play here and I’d like to outline them in the following paragraphs. Let’s explore. Continue reading Analyzing The Announcement
Nostalgic Nitwits
A newspaper publisher friend of mine often tells the story of a mentor of his who liked to say that, “The good old days weren’t really that good after all.” In reality they simply are not coming back. A lot of Trump voters and still (for the time being anyway) Trump supporters would be wise to heed those words. Let’s explore. Continue reading Nostalgic Nitwits
Buyers’ Remorse Coming -Part I
I grew up in Western New York and didn’t leave it until 1999. I have a pretty good feel for the people. I remember its glory days where you could come out of high school, get a job at an auto factory or steel mill and have a middle class life that culminated in a pretty decent retirement. Those days and the jobs they brought have been gone for some time now. My father actually thought I was crazy to go to college; he felt I should have gone to work at one of the two Chevy plants. Continue reading Buyers’ Remorse Coming -Part I