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John H.
John H.
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I exercised my right as an aggie to stick to plant courses. No, wait, I did take an animal one. Not at Cornell, but at Texas A&M. It was very informative. And you know me: always interested, not just in other people’s points of view, but other beings’ as well! If aliens ever visit Earth, […]
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John H.
John H.
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Guaymas, a city on the Pacific coast of Mexico, must be the leader in Lowest Nonzero Commercial Aviation. Just looking at United’s route map, I see perhaps a dozen international airports with direct service from the U.S.: not just Querétaro but all the other cities I visited on my last trip I could have flown […]
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Trump’s Fraud Conviction

Steve Fast
Steve Fast
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Trump, his family members, and companies have been convicted of fraudulently overvaluing his real estate properties to get better loan terms and insurance rates. NY Attorney General Letitia James ran on the platform of getting Trump, and she has done so by suing him for incorrect property valuations.

The Seven Springs estate is one example that proves that this is nothing but political persecution. Rockefeller University listed the 213-acre Seven Springs estate in Mount Kisco, in Westchester County, NY, for $10.25 million. But Trump bought it in 1995 for $7.5 million, which would establish its market value at the time.

Trump tried to develop it as a golf course and then a luxury home development but ran into neighborhood opposition. His last attempt to develop had started in 2004, but it was tied up in years of wrangling, so he dropped all plans sometime after that.

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John H.
John H.
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Even at a small-town library, it can seem like the number of biographies is, how can I best phrase this, competitive with the number of people who have ever lived. The profusion is not due to duplication. I can tell you that my library has exactly 1 life story of George Steinbrenner. Which is plenty. […]
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John H.
John H.
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A very good writer named Peter Hopkirk wrote many very good books about central Asia, and in the foreword to one of them he credited Eastern Approaches, by Fitzroy Maclean, as the source of his fascination with that part of the world. Of course I read it, and my reaction was similar to Hopkirk’s. It […]
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Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion: A Growing Disaster

Susan Quinn
Susan Quinn
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The promise of the DEI programs has been a massive lie and failure. So many large corporations jumped on the bandwagon, wanting to virtue-signal before their competitors could make a splash. In so many ways, these programs are an outgrowth of the idealistic Leftist views, and companies are finally waking up to not only the unrealistic goals, but also to their racist and absurd plans.

Most recently, the DEI officers are deserting the cause:

Two years ago chief diversity officers were some of the hottest hires into executive ranks. Now, they increasingly feel left out in the cold.

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John H.
John H.
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“The Ivy League” is not a mainstay of this website but it does appear just enough to suggest to me that many readers are haunted by it. That bastion of spurious privilege. That factory of genetic legacy affirmative action. That comfort-controlled greenhouse full of aristocratic weeds – all pink petals and abrasive pollen. That gold-plated […]
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cdor
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I never drank Bud Light. First, beer is not my first alcoholic choice…usually. There are those hot, hot summer days when a really cold beer hits the spot. I have vacationed many times in Mexico and have come to appreciate Modelo beer…both their clear Especial and their delicious dark Negra. But usually I start my […]
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Hub Wonk #148

Transparent Home Buying: Real Estate Auction Platform Informs and Empowers Everyone

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Hosted by Joe Selvaggi
With guests Kevin Caulfield & Tim Quirk

Joe Selvaggi talks with Tim Quirk and Kevin Caulfield, cofounders of Boston-based technology startup Final Offer, about the way in which their recently launched platform disrupts the traditional home buying process by providing a real-time transparent auction for each sale.

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What's Bugging Me

The Return of Fear

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Hosted by Dennis Kneale

Silicon Valley Bank has dominated the news cycle for the last week but Dennis Kneale wants to get to the real causes of the collapse of SVB. Was it “Go Woke, Go Broke?” Fed craziness? Bad management? All of the above? Chapwood Investments founder Ed Butowsky and ex-CNBC trading expert Jim Iuorio bring the double-barrelled insights on the immediate implications and what the next moves should be.

All that and the Parting Shot: “Avoid” the panic!

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Three Martini Lunch

Stronger Alliances, Moody’s Downgrades U.S. Banks, Trump’s Puzzling Attack

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Hosted by Greg Corombos & Jim Geraghty

Join Jim and Greg as they welcome stronger ties among the U.S., UK, and Australia, as the U.S. promises to deliver nuclear-powered submarines to the Aussies made with Rolls Royce engines from Great Britain. How much of a check might it be on Chinese ambitions in the region. They also recoil as Moody’s downgrades confidence in our banking system from “stable” to “negative” while the Democrats try to blame the SVB collapse on GOP policies with a very weak argument. Finally, they shake their heads as President Trump asserts that Florida was already great before Gov. Ron DeSantis took office. But it’s his praise of Republican-turned-Democrat Charlie Crist that is raising the most eyebrows. We’ll examine the progress made by multiple Republican governors there and why DeSantis deserves plenty of credit for his time in office.

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The SVB Collapse, Guess Who’s Gonna Pay for It, China’s Middle East Meddling

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Hosted by Greg Corombos & Jim Geraghty

Join Jim and Greg as they break down the collapse of Silicon Valley Bank, and how the financial institution bankrolling many of the nation’s top venture capital-backed firms went into crisis. They also throw a flag on President Biden’s contention that U.S. taxpayers will not be on the hook for bailing out the bank’s depositors. Finally, they shudder at the news of China brokering a restoration of relations between Saudi Arabia and Iran. Why is the restoring of relations a bad thing? In this case, there’s lots of reasons.

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Sal
Sal
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Conservatives are grumbling that tech elites are getting a handout from the rest of us. They are wrong. The FDIC has no option but to bail SVB out. Doing otherwise would have led to a panic and the meltdown of our banking system.  Yes, easy money is to blame for this folly and our system […]
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Three Martini Lunch

Biden Ditches Dems Over D.C., Portland’s Crime Problem, Manchin’s Delicate Dance

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Hosted by Greg Corombos & Jim Geraghty

Join Jim and Greg as they get three or even four pieces of good news over President Biden deciding to sign legislation to reverse new, softer crime laws in Washington, D.C., if the Senate passes it. They also wince as Portland’s rampant looting problems force Nike to demand security from off-duty police officers and Walmart announces it is closing every store in the city. Finally, they get kick out of Sen. Joe Manchin trying to get back in the good graces of West Virginia voters by pretending he’s not sure if he would support President Biden for another term.

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Buttigieg’s Bad Day, Consumer Spending Concerns, Marianne Williamson Is Back

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Hosted by Greg Corombos & Jim Geraghty

Join Jim and Greg as they appreciate the National Transportation Safety Board explanation of what really led to the train derailment in Ohio – an ignored warning on an overheated axle and not some left-wing fiction about reckless deregulation. Plus, they discuss what this means for Buttigieg’s political future and how President Biden may have stumbled into a stroke of political genius. They also wince at the latest consumer expenditure numbers suggesting inflation may be stubbornly high for quite a bit longer. And they get a kick out of the news that Marianne Williamson plans to enter the Democratic presidential field, but also wonder whether more prominent figures on the left will follow her lead.

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What's Bugging Me

Space: The Final Military Frontier

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Hosted by Dennis Kneale

Has A.I. gone sentient? Microsoft Bing is sending it’s love and Dennis isn’t sure he wants it.

Our guests this week are Phantom Space founder Jim Cantrell about seizing the high ground – the really high ground of space – for both commerce and military advantages. What are the Chinese doing and what should we be doing to counter it? Then our favorite wealth manager Ed Butowsky drops in to talk about the markets and give Dennis a little advice.

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Hub Wonk #141

Realizing Rent Control: Targeted Tenant Relief or Broad Based Road To Ruin

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Hosted by Joe Selvaggi
With guest Gregory Vasil

Joe Selvaggi talks with Greater Boston Real Estate Board’s President and CEO Greg Vasil about the likely effect to all residents of Boston from Mayor Wu’s rent control proposal now before the city counsel.

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