The Anguish of a Martial Art: Ray Rice and Roger Goodell
2014-09-11 – I never thought football was much of an action sport like basketball or soccer. To me it’s more of a martial art, like boxing or wrestling. It’s all […]
Tag Archives: Business
Merchants Have Gotten a Little Too Chummy—Or Have They?
2014-08-12 – Now that my birthday is past, I have a few comments on the birthday wishes I received. Most came through Facebook. A few came through email. Some came […]
“Because We Can” Is Not a Good Reason
2014-07-17 – Today I participated in a focus group. But I’m not going to tell you how worthless focus groups are (I got a lunch and a Starbucks gift card). […]
Who Wants to Grow Market Share?
2014-06-29 – If you ask a bunch of kids “who wants to grow market share?” you’d probably get a different response than if you ask “who wants some ice […]
Hiding Behind the Good Guys
2014-06-08 – We’ve heard it many times: “Only a good guy with a gun can stop a bad guy with a gun.” This is ridiculous, of course. A lot […]
Let’s Eliminate Entitlements (Not!)
2014-05-29 – We hear a lot about Republican attacks on entitlements. What is it about entitlements that have them so in a huff. An entitlement is wealth that you own. […]
Who Gets the Big Bucks for Art?
2014-03-27 – My law school securities professor told a story about an executive who bought six rare cans of sardines for $15,000. The executive’s son, curious about the purchase, took […]
Role of the Dice
2014-02-18 – Insurance used to be considered gambling. Think about it, you pay a bookie on a long shot bet, and most of the time the bookie walks away […]
Stocks Fall—OMG!
2013-01-02 – The first day of trading in 2014 saw stocks fall 135 points. The apocalypse is upon us. After all, stocks haven’t fallen on the first day of trading […]
Corporate Right of Habeas Corpus
2013-12-10 – EightOh9 has been informed that the Corporate Rights Project has filed a petition on behalf of the corporation Citizens United for a writ of habeas corpus in the […]
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