Louisville When it’s good for the hedge funds and real estate investment trusts (REITs), it’s almost never good for the rest of us, especially the beleaguered renters of America or anyone trying to move the next step to buy a home or get a mortgage. Blackstone, the mega-private equity fund, cashed in once again on …
Month: May 2019
The Future of Newspapers is…an iPad
Little Rock When you think of innovation, you might think of California and Silicon Valley, but you’re not likely to think, hey, Arkansas! Well, who knows if this will work, but the statewide newspaper, the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette, has announced that, lo and behold, it is going 100% digital by next year, yes, 2020! You want …
Military is Spending, but is it Protecting?
Little Rock Recently, I had a wakeup call realizing that our missile defense system is a gazillion dollar charade with perhaps 50% effectiveness. Having watched a good part of the East and Western Conference NBA finals, I couldn’t get one of the commercials out of my mind about whether “pretty good, is good enough.” I’m …