The Cement Floor Doesn’t Lie
You’ve been slogging along for 40 years and the cement floor bites harder every day. You are wondering if it is time to sell the company, but you have no idea what it is worth or if anybody would want it. I’ve been helping folks buy and sell machining businesses
Business at Midyear?
Observations of the machining business at mid-year. There seems to be a real case of the blahs in the market. Auctions from the wreckage of
Make Machining Seem Great Again
“Make America Great Again.” The vision that phrase invokes has half of America backing Donald Trump for President, who last year wasn’t a serious candidate,
Seized Up
A funny thing happened on the way to my colonoscopy. I followed the directions the hospital sent me perfectly. Tuesday, the day before the test,

A Review: Born on a Blue Day
Lloyd and Noah Graff are away this week. We are featuring Jerry Levine’s excellent review of Born on a Blue Day, which is highly relevant

Coming Apart: The State of White America
I am on vacation for a week. I thought rerunning this column by Jerry Levine from four years ago would give us an insight into
Incredible or Just Ignorant?
Are you skeptical of people who claim to be INCREDIBLE at something? According to extensive scientific studies, the people who claim to be incredibly talented

