by Bruce | October 10, 2022 | Articles, Finance, Just Plain Interesting, Profiles of Individuals
And the winner of the 2022 Nobel prize in economics is… Ben Bernanke! Or, as The New York Times reported somewhat more formally: The Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences was awarded on Monday to Ben S. Bernanke, the former Federal Reserve chair, and two...
by Bruce | August 28, 2022 | About the Site, Adam Smith Himself, Articles, Just Plain Interesting
And now for something rather different. Not infrequently we’re asked how, or why we named our firm Adam Smith, Esq. The short and true somewhat beside-the-point answer is that it’s a bit of wordplay on the intersection of economics (Adam Smith) and law...
by Bruce | August 7, 2022 | Articles, Book Reviews, Just Plain Interesting
This column is becoming something of a tradition, and traditions must be maintained. Sitting on various handy tables and shelves around the office and the den at home are, among many other things, the following books taking front and center pride of place during the...
by Bruce | November 25, 2021 | About the Site, Articles, Just Plain Interesting
by Bruce | November 15, 2021 | Articles, Book Reviews, Cultural Considerations, Globalization, Just Plain Interesting, Leadership, Strategy
If you’re like me, you may be troubled at the thought of all that you do not know or understand about China. And, if you realize the depth of your ignorance on something so important, you ask the smartest people you know about That Something what you should...
by Bruce | September 8, 2021 | Articles, Finance, Globalization, Just Plain Interesting, Leadership, Strategy
A few weeks ago, the investigation Credit Suisse commissioned Paul Weiss to undertake into how the bank’s relationship with Archegos Capital Management went so wrong–inflicting $5.5 billion of losses on Credit Suisse and a total of $10-billion in losses...