With the UAW strike in its fifth week, there’s mounting worry in Detroit about the future of the US-based auto industry, which already is at a big cost disadvantage in making electric vehicles. Ford executive chairman Bill Ford says there is an urgent need for a settlement, that the future of the US-based auto industry is at stake. Speaking (October 16) at Ford’s Rouge plant … Continue reading Crunch Time in Detroit
The Daily Friend September 24, 2023 Both Donald Trump and Joe Biden, in my view, will not be their party’s candidates in the 2024 US presidential election. We’ll see. read the article Continue reading America Desperately Needs New Leaders
I’ve come to believe that without friends or acquaintances to open doors it’s almost impossible to achieve personal goals. Looking at my own career in education and journalism, I instantly identify four people without whose help I would have stood still or slid backwards. What follows are brief profiles of these men and the circumstances where I needed a lifeline. I. Ragnar Thaning In 1963 … Continue reading Life Lines–The Four Men Who Shaped My Career
RTHK Radio View From the US April 26, 2023 In this ten-minute radio segment, Barry reports from Sarasota on how Floridians are viewing two Republican rivals who aspire to be president, Governor Ron DeSantis and former President Donald Trump. Listen Continue reading Trump Versus DeSantis in Florida (radio)
March 12, 14, 2023 Daily Friend, Biz News Censoring Roald Dahl is dangerous, reminiscent of similar efforts against Mark Twain and Shakespeare. Free speech is sacred. read the article Continue reading Be Careful When Censoring Speech
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