by Bruce | July 4, 2016 | Articles, Cultural Considerations, Ineffable, Strategy
With the world seemingly departing from the familiar for parts unknown almost anywhere one looks these days (the Middle East’s evidently insatiable crescendo of chaos, Brexit, the paranormal US election, even staid central bankers exploring the world of negative...
by Bruce | June 24, 2016 | Articles, Globalization
No, I didn’t see that coming either. But since the preferences of elite opinion-makers seem to be taking it on the chin around the world, perhaps we shouldn’t have been so surprised. From the perhaps insulated vantage-point of a country where EU membership...
by Bruce | June 17, 2016 | Articles, Finance, Globalization
Some time ago In my online travels, I came across “Delancey Place,” a marvelous site that gives new meaning to the word “eclectic.” Delancey Place describes its mission as follows: Delanceyplace.com is a brief daily email with an excerpt or...
by Bruce | June 16, 2016 | About the Site, Adam Smith Himself, Articles
Born June 16, 1723, Kirkcauldy, Fyfe, Scotland Today he turns 293.
by Bruce | June 9, 2016 | Articles, Business Models, Finance, Leadership, Strategy
“Something looks wrong.” So begins Greg Ip’s most recent column in The Wall Street Journal. What exactly “looks wrong?” Well, the economy, stupid. Specifically, as Ip points out, consumer spending has been rising strongly recently but...
by Bruce | June 7, 2016 | Articles, Compensation, Finance, Recruiting, Strategy
Well, not quite. “New York To $190!” was, of course, the long-running headline Above The Law printed frequently in more innocent and/or palmier days, with (we suppose) a combination of hope and bemusement. Well, Cravath’s pre-emptive strike of going...
