We've taken Jim Womack to task a few times in the past, but today's edition of his regular email missive is right on the money.  Of course he…

The October 20th issue of Welling@Weeden, a newsletter circulated only to high impact institutional investors, has an interview of David Levy of the J…

The 2006 annual conference of the Association for Manufacturing Excellence just wrapped up in Dallas.  This was another record-setting conference, wit…

I thought I'd toss in an economics 101 primer for any of our new friends from US New & World Report or NAM who happen to stumble by after read…

Regular readers know that we have a friendly (well, usually...) rivalry with the National Association of Manufacturers.  NAM focuses on the regulatory…

While it seems perfectly clear to me, sometimes folks have a difficult time connecting the dots when I rail against Wall Street, the outsourcers, the…

I was thrilled this morning when I learned that a banker, Muhammad Yunus, had unexpectedly won the 2006 Nobel Peace Prize.  He isn't just any ban…

Last July we told you about a duel at NAM, where the Hunter/Ryan bill divided the larger "manufacturers" (primarily outsourcers) and the sma…