More sour grapes this week in Cambridge, MA as political advisers feel they got Trumped. At an event held by Harvard’s Kennedy School of Politics to debrief political advisers on the history of the campaigns, Clinton and Trump advisers got into heated arguments, with Sanders advisers joining in to pile on Clinton. The Washington Post reports: […]
Is Trump’s Treasury Pick for the Forgotten Man?
Who will be the real winners from Treasury nominee Steve Mnuchin? My gut tells me it won’t be Main Street. Trump needed to thread the needle with the pick, appeasing the millions of voters that can’t stand Wall Street. Mnuchin is a Goldman Sachs guy. That’s not exactly a pick for the Forgotten Man. I […]
Here’s How to Put Public Unions Out of Business
You shouldn’t have to join a union if you don’t want to. But that’s exactly what happens to teachers in states that don’t have right-to-work laws. A friend on mine who is a history teacher in non-right-to-work Boston, Massachusetts complains about the dues automatically deducted from his paycheck. He has stood up in meetings to […]
Trump Plan to Plug American Infrastructure Deficit with Private Capital
During the presidential election campaign, Donald Trump’s probable pick for Commerce Secretary, Wilbur Ross, and economist Peter Navarro, wrote a comparison of Trump’s infrastructure plan to Hillary Clinton’s. In the report they wrote that America faces a huge infrastructure gap and attributed that gap to a lack of adequate financing options. President-elect Trump has said […]
The Best Book on the Economy’s Only Hope
Originally posted February 26, 2013. Of all the books you want to read this year, be sure you make some time for The Financial Crisis and the Free Market Cure: Why Pure Capitalism is the World Economy’s Only Hope, by John Allison. You’ll get into the mind of one of today’s great thinkers. John Allison […]
Raytheon wins $225m contract for increased Patriot missile defense capability
ANDOVER, Mass., Nov. 28, 2016 /PRNewswire/ — An undisclosed member of the 13-nation group that owns the combat-proven Patriot Integrated Air and Missile Defense System has awarded Raytheon Company [NYSE: RTN] a $225 million direct commercial sales contract for additional capability. The contract was awarded on Oct 19. “Our customer chose to continue investing in Patriot […]
Trump Expected to Tap Wilbur Ross for Commerce
Donald Trump is expected to tap Wilbur Ross for commerce secretary which would instantly boost an “America First Economy.” Ross has spent his career turning around undervalued or bankrupt companies. He would be an excellent Trump ally in putting America back to work rather than giving jobs away to China. Here’s what Ross wrote in […]
Survival Tip: Drive Like a Motorcyclist
I received this from a client that spends a lot of time on the road. It’s an exhortation to awareness. The phrase “keep your head on a swivel,” has become synonymous with personal security. Awareness of your surroundings can mean the difference between having time to prepare or being caught totally off guard. The November/December […]
The Billion Dollar Breakdown – USS Zumwalt
The Navy‘s new $4 billion warship is in Panama for repairs after suffering a breakdown while passing through the Panama Canal on Monday evening. A spokesman for U.S. 3rd Fleet, Cmdr. Ryan Perry, told Military.com that the commander of 3rd Fleet, Vice Adm. Nora Tyson, had instructed the USS Zumwalt, the first in a new class of […]
U.S. Navy awards BAE Systems $192 Million Contract for Work on New DDG 1000 ships
The contract has an initial award of $10.3 million and a maximum value of $192.7 million for work through September 2021. “We’re pleased with the opportunity to help prepare the Zumwalt and Michael Monsoor for initial service in the fleet,” said Bob Koerber, vice president and general manager of BAE Systems San Diego Ship Repair. […]
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