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The Bell Tolls For Thee, Mr. Ebbers…

Ah, the infamous staple of American justice: the plea bargain. As various lieutenants cop to minor pleas and agree to help to indict the guy Eliot Spitzer really wants — Bernie Ebbers. -Ian. —...

Another Cabinet Shuffle at AOL…

http://biz.yahoo.com/djus/020912/1211000515_1.html Dow Jones Business News America Online Announces New Senior-Management Structure Thursday September 12, 12:11 pm ET DULLES, Va. — AOL Time Warner Inc.’s America Online Inc. (NYSE:AOL – News) unit...

eToys is Finally, Truly eToast…

http://news.com.com/2100-1017-955181.html By Troy Wolverton Staff Writer, CNET News.com August 23, 2002, 1:30 PM PT More than a year after filing for bankruptcy, the company formerly known as eToys is preparing for its swan song. EBC I, as eToys is now called, has...

Akamai Wins Injunction Against Cable & Wireless…

Can anyone decode what this really is for the rest of us? -Ian. —- http://biz.yahoo.com/bw/020822/222386_1.html Thursday August 22, 6:15 pm Eastern Time Press Release SOURCE: Akamai Technologies Court Awards Akamai Broad Permanent Injunction Against Cable &...

The Curse of India’s Socialism

I think that this and other articles confuse Socialism with Bureaucracy. Libertarianism as implemented in North America is not exactly the shining pinnacle of economic efficiency. Just try starting a telephone company in the US or (even worse) Canada. It can take a...