If I was a member of America’s rarefied CEO club, the UAW strike would have me awfully worried.
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Susanna Gibson Proves Virginia is for Lovers
Susanna Gibson, the nurse practitioner who is running for a Virginia House seat, does her state’s slogan proud.
Boeing’s Lord Calhoun of Lake Sunapee
Boeing’s David Calhoun is the poster CEO for just how far-removed America’s corporate leaders are from the employees who enrich them.
Rebecca Tinucci: Tesla’s Unsung Charging Hero
The media mistakenly believes that Tesla is a one-person Elon Musk show. Meet the woman without whom Tesla wouldn’t have achieved its considerable success in recent years.
Rod Serling’s Twilight Zone AI Warning
Some thoughts on Rod Serling’s prescient warning about AI nearly 60 years ago; the shamelessness of Silicon Valley billionaire Marc Andreessen; and Elon Musk’s disdain for homeless persons.
Elon Musk’s A-Team Leadership Genius
Tesla’s most recent app update and the storm we recently experienced in Los Angeles drove home Elon Musk’s undeniable leadership brilliance.
David Chiu: A Bright Bulb in SFO’s Darkness
Lovers of the San Francisco of yore looking to read something positive about the troubled city, David Chiu is just the tonic.
My Dream Job: President of the UAW
Heading the UAW at this economic juncture is an opportunity to publicize and address America’s growing wealth disparity. Shawn Fain, who heads the autoworkers’ union, has so far demonstrated he’s not up to the challenge.
Jennifer Granholm’s Inner Hunter Biden
Proterra, a California-based electric bus manufacturer and energy storage developer repeatedly hailed by President Biden, filed for bankruptcy yesterday, causing the company’s shares to tank. Jennifer Granholm, Biden’s Secretary of Energy, previously served on Proterra’s board and pocketed $1.6 million when she sold her shares to an undisclosed buyer.
Ford’s Heavyweight Beltway Swamp Creatures
The Department of Energy’s sweetheart $9.2 billion loan to Ford Motor Co. to finance the company’s EV projects in Tennessee and Kentucky had a bad odor to it. Thankfully, Wyoming Republican Senator John Barrasso agrees, and a letter he wrote to Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm helped connect the dots.