Stop the Merger Merry-Go-Round, We Need to Get Off

What may be the dumbest corporate merger of all time—the $165 billion deal that saw AOL gobble up Time Warner a decade ago—ended just before the holidays, when AOL formally spun off into a totally separate company. That AOL-Time Warner merger had been a disaster for...

How About We Call It Quits On Empire?

Sure it’s fun, But costly too; Telling nations, What to do. And you thought Star Wars was just science fiction, right? Ha! Remember how the heroic insurgents were first ferreted out by a drone? Remember how the rulers of the universe were called “The...

Ronald McDonald’s Identity Crisis

Even with concerns about childhood obesity and related health conditions reaching new heights, fast food mascot Ronald McDonald remains the most recognizable icon to children around the world—second only to Santa Claus. But the clown is at a crossroads. Food...