There has been concern, and for good reason, at some of the President-elects’ recent nominations for high office in Washington. As a veteran, I have been specially concerned about the announced pick for Secretary of Defense—a person known more for being a Fox News celebrity than for his ...

I’m very fortunate to have grown up during the Golden Age of Advertising. That was a time from the mid 1950s until the mid 70s when ad agencies on Madison Avenue were riding high, and promotional messages were based on sound conceptual thinking. Who could forget Mikey who sold us Life ...

Some people are natural social butterflies. They love connecting with people they’ve never met before. Others aren’t as comfortable with people they don’t know, but understand that in the business world, many times, “It’s not what you know, it’s who you know.” When people make ...

On May 15, 2020, President Donald Trump officially announced the public-private partnership of Operation Warp Speed. Its goal was to coordinate Health and Human Services-wide efforts, toward vaccine and diagnostic development. The Food and Drug Administration announced on June 30, 2020, that ...

Who wants to buy a dozen doughnuts and throw 9 of them in the trash before they leave the store? That is about what you’re doing when buying gasoline for your car. Americans spend $179 on gasoline each month on average. That adds up to $2,148 a year. What makes this even worse, according ...

Editor’s note: This column was written at Thanksgiving 2006. Thanksgiving weekend, for me, is the first gift of the holiday season. Now that the arrival of a grandchild has changed the family Christmas venue to Boston, Thanksgiving is at our house. It’s a much easier deal. I find ...