Holier than thou, Governor Ron DeSantis told “his” government to probe whether Bud Light’s parent company breached its shareholders duties over its transgender partnership. He was speaking before Christians United for Israel, a group that fails to mention, Israel’s ethnocide of Palestinians and systemic racial violence. Such human rights abuses Read more…
Interviewer: How does one know they have financial freedom? “You have reached Financial Freedom, when you require more time than money.” Kevin j Palmer Kevin j Palmer Writer-Rebel-Producer-Poet Opinions expressed, reflect only the signed author’s views and not the wider views of SMA Institute, or Strategic Read more…
The handful of inbred, power-mad pharaohs who financed the building of the pyramids in pursuit of ego-driven immortality, or the millions of forgotten foragers who accepted without struggle the universal fate of all that lives, their bodies long-since dissolved back into dust without monument or complaint? If death is the Read more…
Interesting how we lie to ourselves to feel better about who we are—being human it’s only natural. However, there are highly varying realities. At a party in East Hampton, I met woman we’ll call Kathy, to respect her anonymity, even though she had little respect for others. She was from Read more…
Having a black-and-white opinion makes people an easy fit for a world view of either communism or capitalism. In either case smart people prosper in most any situation with stability. America is mostly immune to world crisis and we have the luxury of safety and speculation from the sidelines but Read more…
We are in the middle of a “Black swan” event that will result in European recession. Another Reagan Recession Like 1979? Historically, global stocks have recovered and posted gains after periods of armed conflict—except when a recession followed. In the U.S. we have soaring energy prices and rising inflation, which Read more…
If President Zelenski’s interests were purely the Ukrainian people, he’d negotiate a quick peace by giving up his power to save lives and suffering. However most, so called leaders, are about themselves first which is why I’m focused on a Music Magazine that equalizes negative vibe with connected music Read more…
Because of Covid restrictions, expansive equipment at major colleges and universities, goes unused. Covid, myth or monster, has taken big bite out of lives. Over 300,000 jobs unexpectedly lost in January—the expectation was for a net gain. The obsequiousness of it all is getting hard to justify. Major drug store Read more…
Trends facing business in 2022 and beyond Contributor Diane Stewart Savvy CEOs understand that business can change as trends become norm rather than the exception. They know that shifts in their industry, locally or globally, can have an immediate impact on their companies, sometimes for the long term. Noticing those Read more…
Thoughts from Jack Eberenz. The U.S. Labor Department reports that unincorporated self-employed workers have risen by 500,000 since the start of the pandemic. Workers are seeking flexibility and employees are discovering their inner entrepreneur according to the WSJ. What an opportunity for franchisors, a proper message appealing to these entrepreneurial Read more…