If you were launching a transformational technology, would you cut marketing by $1 billion?
GM did.
How Tech Values are Undermining U.S. Journalism
The Washington Post’s decision to publish AI-generated podcasts despite internal warnings about errors reflects a broader shift underway in American journalism.
How ChatGPT Almost Moved Me to Substack
A cautionary tale about the perils of deferring to artificial intelligence instead of your own judgment.
On Mary Barra Sliming Biden for GM’s EV Failure
Mary Barra last week blamed Joe Biden for GM’s EV mess.
The media gave her a free pass.
Again.
CEOs’ Rx for Hurting Workers: Let Them Eat ETFs
Struggling to pay rent or cover a $400 emergency? Don’t worry — America’s CEOs say the solution is simple: just buy their stocks.
UAW’s Socialist Ties to Zohran Mamdani
New York City just elected avowed socialist Zohran Mamdani—cheered on by the UAW, a union whose senior leadership includes a member of the Democratic Socialists of America. New Yorkers should take a hard look at UAW President Shawn Fain’s leadership and the company he keeps.
GM’s Mary Barra Burned California and Canada
GM CEO Mary Barra betrayed both California and Canada. Gov. Gavin Newsom publicly agrees — and if Canada’s globalist prime minister, Mark Carney, knew his own country’s history better, he would too.
America’s Humiliated and Expendable Workforce
The American workplace has become a theater of humiliation — just ask the employees of CBS News, The Wall Street Journal, Starbucks, Ford, and GM.
Their stories reveal what “leadership” looks like in corporate America today: detached, self-congratulatory, and utterly inhumane.
Bari Weiss: America’s Latest Journalism Sellout
Living well is the best revenge, and Bari Weiss richly deserves the millions her collective former bosses and colleagues at The New York Times will likely never see in their lifetimes. That said, she’s undeniably sold out — and going forward, there are stories her once-feisty Free Press must now avoid.
I took the trouble to compile a representative list.
Brian Niccol vs. Starbucks’ Militant Union Politics
Starbucks can’t seem to brew anything but trouble these days.
CEO Brian Niccol’s restructuring rollout was a mess — and Starbucks Workers United pushing its identity politics and disparaging Charlie Kirk in The New York Times isn’t good for business either.