Duds, Success, Predictions and Markets

Yes, our economy has improved. Hold your breath. It may improve more. Signs that it has improved: Unemployment rates are at record lows in 14 states.  The number of people drawing unemployment is the smallest since 1974. Not the percentage, but the number. The number...

And in this Corner… a Typhoon!

Muhammad Ali and President Trump belong in the same ring. Along with Hylton. Hylton and I worked side-by-side. When we were in our twenties in New Zealand. He was an exceptionally effective executive. Far more, he was a force. As natural and as powerful a force as a...

Adios California?

Many Californians dream their state will secede from the U.S.  That dream could easily become reality. And it might not be a bad idea. The state already behaves as another country. It passes laws that spite the U.S. government. It encourages more and more illegal...
A Mall is a Mall is a Go-Kart Track?

A Mall is a Mall is a Go-Kart Track?

This is a column from the archives. So…what will we do with our old malls?  Heck, we are still trying to figure out what to do with our old Main Streets. And our old downtowns. Now, the malls that killed downtowns are themselves being killed. Some of the outlet...