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Greed Is Immoral. Health Care Greed Is Abominable Dec. 18, 2024
America has endured a long panorama of corporate greed — from the East India Trading Company t... Read More
Sordid Story: Corporate Executives Get Self-Gratification From M&As Oct. 16, 2024
Sadism and masochism (abbreviated as S&M) are generally frowned on in polite society as perverse act... Read More
Three Economic Myths to Put To Rest This Year Jan. 04, 2024
As a new year dawns, it's customary to reflect on the past and set resolutions for the future. This ... Read More
Congress, Here Are Two Bipartisan Gift Ideas for Our Children Dec. 21, 2023
As the festive season approaches, with its twinkling lights and merry carols, the item topping my Ch... Read More
Congress Will Need a New Idea in 2024. Will It Choose a Good One? Dec. 14, 2023
With U.S. government revenues rising, 2023 might have been a good year to get America's post-COVID-1... Read More
The Cult of 'Forever Low' Interest Rates Had to End Sometime Oct. 12, 2023
Countless financial soothsayers and Wall Street wizards were once members of a curious cult. Their d... Read More
Solving America's Housing Woes or Making Them Worse? Sep. 28, 2023
America needs more housing. Pressure for reform is only growing as available homes get less and less... Read More
The Surprising, Uplifting Truth About Inequality Sep. 14, 2023
Today's hyperpartisan and frequently negative news cycle ignores one significant and uplifting story... Read More
To Fight Climate Change, Stop Fighting China on Electric Vehicles Sep. 07, 2023
Much of the banter surrounding the rise of China's electric vehicle (EV) industry and the implicatio... Read More
Corporate Mergers Are Under Attack, But Not on Your Behalf Aug. 17, 2023
Last month, the Department of Justice (DOJ) and Federal Trade Commission (FTC) published a draft of ... Read More
Federal Trade Commission's Call of Duty Maneuver Is Actually a Dereliction of It May. 09, 2023
The British antitrust cops just announced they will oppose the proposed blockbuster $68.7 billion me... Read More
Proposed Airline Merger Would Bring More Competition and Lower Fares Jan. 31, 2023
If you want to see a classic case of how President Joe Biden's regulatory tendencies are strangling ... Read More
The Gloppy Mess of Merger Mania Oct. 09, 2019
Here's a recipe for you: Chop up 6 Oscar Meyer wieners, stir in 1 cup of Heinz ketchup, blend with 1... Read More
Missions, Mergers and Diversity in Tech: An Interview With Jessica Lawrence Quinn Jun. 20, 2017
Startups run by women still receive venture capital funding at a much lower rate than companies run ... Read More
AT&T and Time Warner Merger Oct. 26, 2016
Dear Mr. Berko: AT&T is my largest position. I started buying the stock at $24 in the summer of 2009... Read More
A Bully on the Congressional Playground Sep. 24, 2015
Merriam-Webster's definition of a bully is: "a blustering browbeating person; especially one habitua... Read More
The Left's Ridiculous Burger King Freakout Aug. 29, 2014
Burger King plans to merge with Canuck coffee-and-doughnut chain Tim Hortons and base the company's ... Read More
Big Money Behind a Big Merger May. 30, 2014
There are plenty of reasons to worry about the proposal to combine Comcast, America's largest cable ... Read More
The Perils of a Comcast, Time Warner Cable Deal Mar. 11, 2014
Comcast and Time Warner Cable are doing their best to reassure customers that their ginormous $45.2 ... Read More
Working it Out
Feb. 02, 2014
