The Demise of US Steel: Tariffs Can’t Fix Bad Management.
Sadly, but perhaps not surprisingly, US Steel is about to go the way of so many other once-great American corporations that have been acquired by foreign companies.
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Author: Nat M. Zorach
Just In Time For Hanukkah, The War in Gaza Plumbs Hideous New Depths.
Netanyahu’s Likud government, in citing Islamic scripture before bombing Muslim civilians, demonstrates that he has little understanding of Islam, but also that he has blatant contempt for the Jewish faith.
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Does Big Oil Deserve A Seat At COP28?
The world’s favorite international stopover for consumer largesse and one of the biggest oil producers in the world is hosting the UN’s climate conference. Should we be outraged? Or ever more invested?
Read MoreThe Charming, Cross-Cultural Urban Space of The French Dispatch
We just watched Wes Anderson’s newest film, The French Dispatch of the Liberty, Kansas Evening Sun, or, just The French
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Book Review: How To Change Your Mind, by Michael Pollan
Michael Pollan’s latest book wasn’t quite as mindblowing as the psychedelic experiences he describes in it, but it’s definitely a great read, especially for folks with no background in this particular subject matter.
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Fall In Detroit!
Before the frost and the demise of all of the leaves, I managed to get out there and take a bunch of pictures of pretty things.
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What To Do When The Client Says They Need More Parking
An uncomfortable situation in which the client wants to demolish buildings to add parking spaces. Let’s push back and say, “what about this other thing instead?”
Read MoreBook Review: The Code of Capital, by Katharina Pistor
A professor of law at Columbia University looks at the regulatory and legal frameworks that companies use to protect and aggrandize power, wealth, and intellectual property.
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POCACITO Transatlantic Forum on Climate and Environmental Justice
New friends, old friends, and comrades, generally, in this most righteous struggle for climate and environmental justice, met up last week at the POCACITO Transatlantic Forum in Washington, DC.
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People Deserve Beautiful Things
The SDBA program introduced an interesting discussion about design standards in renovation. It happens to be something I’ve spent a lot of time thinking about.
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