A brief history of where your money goes and why. The appropriate thing to say about taxes on April 15…
Year: 2014
I attended my first Technical Conference held by the Precision Machined Products Association (PMPA), this past weekend in Indianapolis. Some…
We’ve seen April Fools Day. My turn. What’s happening? For machining people, the first quarter was solid if not spectacular.…
At the beginning of our observance of the Jewish Sabbath last Friday night, we said the customary opening prayers over…
Two friends sent me David Brooks’ column, “Going Home Again,” which appeared in last Thursday’s New York Times. Rarely does…
I admit I was surprised at the tempo and fervor of the comments on my last blog (“Working For Nothing”).…
LIVERMORE, Calif. — Fusion, the process that powers the sun, is the forever dream of energy scientists — safe, nonpolluting…
I read a provocative article by Jeremy Rifkin in last Sunday’s New York Times, “The Rise of Anti-Capitalism.” His thesis…
At its worst, the “airpocalypse” that settled over Beijing and northern China in late February had a fine particulate matter…
Automotive is back. America has become a great car-making mecca again. Almost every major builder has a manufacturing presence here.…