President Biden in July 2022 declared climate change a national security risk. The evidence is mounting that GM under CEO Mary Barra has been committing climate treason.
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Women Executives Truly Deserving of Celebration
I’ve long taken issue with the women executives the media chooses to celebrate and CNBC’s “Changemakers” rankings posted today were the final straw. Here’s some of the women executives I think are most deserving of recognition.
The Cruelty of Chief People Officers
Some thoughts on the layoff practices of companies that once professed the highest regard and appreciation for their employees.
San Francisco’s Robotaxi Tea Party
Why the recent torching of a Google-owned driverless taxi last in San Francisco did America’s colonialists proud.
America’s 10 Most Faded Brands
America was once rife with great brands that made people feel good about companies and fostered loyalty to their products. My tribute to 10 once great brands that have fallen by the wayside.
Economist Milton Friedman Sparked Boeing’s Fall
Boeing’s decline is the collective result of greedy executives, compromised regulators, a somnolent media, and some of the best politicians money could buy. What fueled the decline was a 1970 essay by economist Milton Friedman published in the New York Times.
Boeing’s Woes Deeper Than Publicly Known
Such is the sorry state of American journalism that so far only one publication has refused to rely on Boeing and FAA PR statements in reporting about what led to the recent near catastrophic Alaska Airlines disaster at 16,000 feet.
FAA Smears Lipstick on its 737 MAX Debacle
The media is deceiving the public into believing the FAA ensures the safety of commercial airline travel. In fact, the agency bears considerable responsibility for the recent near catastrophic Alaska Airlines accident.
The Empty Suits Who Destroyed Boeing
The recent Alaska Airlines near disaster when a chunk of a 737 MAX fuselage became dislodged at 16,000 ft. was decades in the making. One must be awfully naïve to believe that Boeing CEO Dave Calhoun and the FAA have the determination and resolve to turn around what was once America’s most celebrated company.
On Discovering I’m Smarter Than I Thought
Readers of my blog shouldn’t be surprised by Hertz’s EV debacle, but my late mother would have been shocked that my early skepticism has proven correct.