If Amazon can get a handle on its inventory, and re-align its alliances to reduce its own overhead, it can become a stock worth buying.

The fact is this war is not going well. If we're to be true friends to Israel, then at some point we have acknowledge this fact, and help Israel out of the mess it has made.

I recommend the whole of Prof. Cole's piece today, not just to readers but especially to writers, and most especially to academics and other professionals who are considering blogging.

Then, once you're recognized on the American street, you hit the street. Then you get your act, and you go on the road.

I'm not saying “impeach Bush.”

Is a "Great Depression" around the corner? Maybe not, but something very like it is already enveloping all of us. As this reality dawns, major changes begin, first on a micro level, then on am macro.

To go forward, we must first go 22 years backward. And this time, we must guarantee that the Bells can never be put back together again. They're dangerous to the whole concept of innovation, which is the only thing the U.S. economy has going for it.

The management process at Google is to hire the very best people, and to give projects their head. That's great. But if this is to be a business, you have to show a little discipline, rein some things in, push others, set priorities, seek profit. Is this happening? Doesn't appear to be. Yet.

It's at these times that a flick like King Arthur appeals. It may take 1,000 years. We may all pass into legend. But if we stay strong, stay brave, and stay true to our beliefs, we will prevail.

It's the faltering-and-failing bit that today's Republicans don't get. It is this, more than anything else, we should fight to protect, not only in the interests of those people on the bottom, but in the interests of the business leadership of tomorrow.