Tariffic News?
When Donald Trump announced his grandiose plan for trade tariffs on April 2, 2025 some people cringed, others cheered, and a few called their lawyers. One of those was Rick Woldenberg, the CEO of a family-owned company in Vernon Hills, Illinois a suburb of Chicago. His firm, Learning Resources, outsources
Phone Call to the Dead
Lloyd and Noah Graff are on vacation this week. Here is a favorite Swarfblog from the archive. Phone Call to the Dead September 29, 2016
Weight Weight… Don’t Tell Me!
Today is the beginning of a new year for me. The Chicago Cubs begin spring training in Mesa, Arizona. Since the Cubs lost to the
Inflation – What, Me Worry?
Janet Yellen has been dumped into the Brookings Think Tank by Donald Trump. Should we care? Yes. For years, she resisted her traditional banker type
Inclining with Age
Over the course of one week I will have had the opportunity to watch two of the greatest athletes of all time compete at the
The Best?
The use of advertising slogans must be as old as advertising itself. But if you are like me, most slogans are immediately forgotten if they
Manufacturing Value
I’ve been interested in K&K Screw Products since I sold the founder of the company his first three Davenport screw machines a million years ago.