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Pecksniffian Powell
“His book suffers from excessively long harangues against Pecksniffian prigs and temperance types who, he claims, are still trying to ruin our fun.” Fefer D.…
Up Periscope on Housing and the Fed
Inventors tend to not be one-trick ponies. Johannes Gutenberg, the German craftsman of the movable-type printing press and Bible fame, is also credited with the…
Piloting the U.S. Landing
Dusty: Is that Sully? Brad: Wait, wait. Who? Dusty: Sully Sullenberger. The guy who saved 155 passengers on the Miracle on the Hudson. Clint Eastwood…
Don’t Stop Beleivin’ in Sweet Caroline
At Saturday’s 125th gridiron matchup between Army and Navy, QI’s Dr. Gates spotted a karaoke song market. The public address announcer riled up the crowd…
All’s Fair in Love and (Trade) War
If there’s one thing that legendary Hollywood director Billy Wilder knew how to do better than anyone, it was stick the landing. The six-time Oscar…
Harold, the Everyday Baseball Man, Plays Hooky
Rising 46 feet into the air, Harold was no more than an “Everyday” man, like any policeman or firefighter, albeit one with deflated feet. That…
Hold The Bronx Cheer for Inflation
“If Chicago loses, the east will grin and give western football the jolly old Bronx cheer.” Damon Runyon, Bridgeport Telegram, October 1921 In the infancy…
Canada’s Slippery Labor Slope
Mapping the boundary between the Canadian Icefields Parkway each year, mostly during the summer months to access the natural wonders, Arthur Oliver Wheeler represented British…
A Short-Term Stagflationary Sure Thing
There is only one sure thing in life, and that is change. For most working-age Americans, the opposite dynamic holds. One of the surest things…
A “Damn Fine” Jobs Report?
The S&P was poised to crack 400. Gasoline was $1.15 per gallon. And Panamanian Dictator Manuel Noriega had surrendered to U.S. authorities. And yet, the only…
Pudding First, Meat to Follow
“If you don't eat your meat, you can't have any pudding! How can you have any pudding if you don't eat your meat?” Pink Floyd,…
Real-World Goldilocks Collides with Shifting Job Engines
In 2019, Supply Chain Digest ranked The Toyota Production System (TPS) No. 1. Pioneered by Toyota's Taiichi Ohno, TPS not only was the foundation for…
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