“There’s a sucker born every minute,” P.T. Barnum once said.
That’s the target demographic for Chase Bank’s newly repositioned Sapphire Reserve credit card.
People
The Liberation of Dr. Mary Talley Bowden
The FDA dismissed her as a quack. Houston Methodist hospital gleefully vilified her. The corporate media tried to cancel her. Despite costly litigation, public abuse, and the toll on her family, Dr. Mary Talley Bowden remains unbowed.
Her defiant response? “I just feel free — like what else can they do to me.”
Southwest Looking to Satiate Wall Street’s Greed
Talk about a headline that left me disappointed. When I saw that Men’s Journal headline teasing Southwest Airlines CEO Bob Jordan’s two-word response to scrapping the airline’s historic no-nickel-and-diming ethos, I had a glimmer of hope. Maybe Jordan had channeled his inner Jamie Dimon and let fly with the infamous…
United CEO Scott Kirby’s Unrivaled Despicability
If there were a Hall of Fame for compensation excess, customer contempt, and employee disdain, United Airlines CEO Scott Kirby wouldn’t just have a plaque—he’d occupy the entire west wing.
Kohl’s Dishonest Directors Do Pinocchio Proud
Stephen R. Covey, author of The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People, once said that “moral authority comes from following universal and timeless principles like honesty, integrity, and treating people with respect.”
With all due respect to the late Mr. Covey, the leaders of Kohl’s, GM, and Ford appear to disagree.
Starbucks’ Brian Niccol Triggers My Career PTSD
Some thoughts on why I find myself vicariously identifying with Bloomberg restaurant reporter Daniela Sirtori.
The Criminality of Charlie Javice, Boeing, & GM
My contrarian view of three DOJ criminal prosecutions.
The Passing of My Aunt Ceil
My Aunt Ceil, who died last Wednesday at age 94, wasn’t into fitness, likely never visited a gym in her lifetime, and I can’t even recall her going on walks. The secret of her longevity?
Family!
Why Steve Jobs Would Fire Apple CEO Tim Cook
Having come to appreciate the power of AI and its life-changing capabilities, I now realize that my once-undying loyalty to Apple could be shattered if CEO Tim Cook remains on the job.
The Pentagon Heroes Who Derailed Elon Musk
A shoutout to the brave sources who leaked to the New York Times that the Pentagon was set to give Elon Musk a briefing on the U.S. military’s plan for any war that might break out with China. Although President Trump and others in his administration dismissed the report as “fake news,” here’s why I believe it was accurate—and a rare instance where I regard Beltway leakers as national heroes.