Tag Archives: politics

Business or Politics?  People ask!  Here’s why we loudly say “YES” to both.

It’s common wisdom for a company to stay far away from politics, but we certainly don’t. Three years ago on Quora.com (a Q&A forum we follow and highly recommend) someone posed the question “I work in financial services. Can I … Continue reading

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Book Spotlight- “The Age of Illusions” by Andrew Bacevich

“The Age of Illusions” by Andrew Bacevich A thought-provoking and penetrating account of the post-Cold war follies and delusions that culminated in the age of Donald Trump from the bestselling author of The Limits of Power. When the Cold War … Continue reading

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Tom’s Tidbits- John McCain’s final act of service

Greetings, John McCain, United States Senator from Arizona since 1987, has died.  McCain was loved and respected by his friends, and if not loved, at least grudgingly respected by his enemies.  I’m not going to add more adulation or snipe … Continue reading

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Can’t We All Just Get Along?  Apparently not.  Here’s why.

It’s not news that our country is going through a period of hyper-partisanship.  Nothing, it seems, is beyond politics and even demonstrable facts make little difference to entrenched ideological positions.  Rodney King’s plaintive cry, “Can’t we all just get along?” … Continue reading

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Popcorn Shorts for April-May 2017

Just like it says, Popcorn Shorts is about the kind of things we think are really interesting, but don’t really need a large article to explain them.  From the sublime to the ridiculous, check in here for crunchy bits of … Continue reading

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Should Business and Politics Mix?

One of our clients didn’t think so, but here’s Tom’s view… When a client recently asked about our “#NotNormal-RESIST!” bumper stickers, we told her they “were in protest of the new administrations irregular behaviour”.  It didn’t sit well.  “Politics has … Continue reading

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Shop Talk- Talkin’ bout 2016, Votin’ for our Yearly Winner!

Referral Reward Program- Vote for our $500 Yearly Winner!   We need YOUR vote to determine our 2016 Yearly Winner and recipient of $500!  We used to pick quarterly and yearly winners ourselves, but because we wanted to include our … Continue reading

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Tom’s Tidbits- Not the “Project for a New American Century” they bargained for!

Greetings! It’s not long now.  In just a few short weeks Donald J. Trump will become the 45th President of the United States.  Many Americans are apprehensive or frightened at the incoming regime, some may be hopeful and excited, but … Continue reading

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Book Spotlight- “Why Americans Hate Politics” by E.J. Dionne

“Why Americans Hate Politics” by E.J. Dionne   In this new edition of his national bestseller, E. J. Dionne brings up to date his influential proposals for a politics that can and must find a balance between rights and obligations, … Continue reading

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News To Make You Furious presents… PROPAGANDA!

The News That Makes Us ALL Furious… PROPAGANDA!   Updated- Aug 27, 2020 We recognize the obvious propaganda in the North Korean News and the Soviet Union’s Pravda, but the closer it gets to home the harder it gets to … Continue reading

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