Fear of Failure

Fear of failure — you hear psychologists on “Oprah,” and elsewhere, talk about it all the time. What actually is it? Fear of failure is simply what it self-evidently appears to be. It is the fear of not achieving your goal or value in some context...

America’s Problem with Prejudice

America faces the threat of a widespread, corrosive prejudice. I am not talking about racial prejudice — though racial politics has something to do with it. The prejudice I am talking about is aimed at something much broader, much more important than any racial...

The Next Interest Rate Cut Counts

From one perspective, this week’s rally in the Nasdaq seems incredible. Although pummeled by a barrage of bad earnings and earnings warnings from technology companies last week, the Nasdaq managed to rally for four consecutive days — the first time this...

The Case of Dell: Does a Company Own Its Customers?

What criteria do you use to decide whether or not to invest in a company? P/E ratio? PEG ratio? Price to book ratio? Earnings growth? Revenue growth? Market share? All of these criteria have their appropriate use, but I would like to submit for your consideration...

A Lower Debt Should Not Come Before Lower Taxes

Lowering the debt is a good idea–President Bush would reduce it to $818 billion by 2011–but a lower debt shouldn’t come before lower taxes. Can you feel the beat? It’s the sound of Washington liberals banging the national-debt drum to drown out...

The Bankrupt Reparations Movement

The reparations for slavery movement got an airing on a recent “60 Minutes.” America, argue several “black leaders,” owes reparations to blacks for the enslavement and forced labor of black ancestors. America’s “black plight,”...