by Ron Barak | Mar 7, 2017
Saudi King Salman bin Abdulaziz recently embarked upon a nine-day trip to Indonesia. He took with him more than 500 tons of luggage. That’s one million pounds! The air freight company that handled the assignment employed 572 workers to carry the load, which included...
by Ron Barak | Mar 2, 2017
Can we . . . talk? Please. The Wife tells me we are spending too much money. She says we need to dial it down. Way down. During President Obama’s eight years in office, his travel expenses totaled $97 million. (Maybe not so bad because “travel” includes related...
by Ron Barak | Feb 28, 2017
To advocate for change in a democracy (or even in a republic, like the U.S.), there’s a right way to express one’s views. And there’s a wrong way. One way: Stand up and scream “Not My President!” Better yet, lay down in the middle of a...
by Ron Barak | Feb 24, 2017
For those who prefer to condemn the performance of President Trump and his team since his administration took office, it might be nice for each of us to focus on the laser focused opening remarks of the new U.S. Ambassador to the U.N., Nikki Haley, former Governor of...
by Ron Barak | Feb 23, 2017
Strange as it may seem, I read an interesting news story this past week. Strange? That I read? Or that I read interesting stories? But be that as it may, there is a startup company that is developing a means for early detection of certain diseases, including...
