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Tea Parties: Joke of the Week, or Pathetic Excuse for Party Management?

17 April 2009

In the days of Karl Rove, when the Bush adminstration was earning its now-undeniable title as the Worst President in History, it made sense to do all kinds of goofy things that would harm the domestic and global economy, as long as it gained approval from the base.  “Serve the base,” seemed to be Karl’s [...]

An Open Letter to Paul Otellini

25 March 2008

Those interested in following my “Open Letter to the CEO” series may be interested in checking the latest piece, just up on The Industry Standard website:
http://www.thestandard.com/news/2008/03/25/open-letter-intel-ceo-paul-otellini
And I would be interested in any of your thoughts on the letter.

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Solving the Subprime Mess: A Modest Proposal

11 February 2008

I’ve come up with my own solution to this problem, since no one else seems to be doing much about it. Here are my thoughts, continued on the Industry Standard site –
Fixing the subprime mess: A Modest Proposal
By Mark Anderson, CEO, Strategic News Service
02.11.2008
Now that both Wall Street and the federal government have had [...]

Manufacturing Fraud: S and L vs. Subprime

8 February 2008

Having chased down the first federal felons in the Savings and Loan crisis, it occurred to my friend Ian at The Standard that the parallel with the Subprime Mess was worth comparing.
If you’d like to see a rundown on this, go to
http://www.thestandard.com/news/2008/02/08/turning-bad-policy-fraud
and then comment either here, there, or both spots.

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An Open Letter to the CEO: Steve Ballmer

5 February 2008

Today I began a new series of columns for the re-launched Industry Standard. You can see the first of these here
http://www.thestandard.com/news/2008/02/05/open-letter-steve-ballmer?page=0%2C2
Each of these will be an open letter to a different CEO, and I think they’ll be interesting, hopefully useful to the recipients, and helpful to the companies involved.
I hope you enjoy them as [...]