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Friedman recounts a conversation with friend Ken Greer, who runs a small media company being squeezed by competition from larger advertising firms. The passage illustrates one of the most frequent criticisms of Friedman’s writing—that he privileges cute anecdotes over meaty analysis...
...Ken said something that really hit home with me: ‘It’s like they have cut all the fat out of the business’ and turned everything into a numbers game. ‘But fat is what gives meat its taste...The leanest cuts of meat don’t taste very good. You want it marbled with at least a little fat.’ The flattening process relentlessly trims the fat out of business and life...
...goes beyond bare investigation. Exciting scenes that get to the core of the villainy involved include Ken Lay joking about the California energy crisis, Enron traders talking about ripping off grandmothers, and a bizarre “video Valentine” from both Presidents Bush to former Enron President Jeffrey Skilling...
...film is a relatively straightforward account of the rise and fall of Enron, the infamous energy company whose top executives carted away hundreds of millions while their investors and employees lost billions. Top executives, such as CEO Ken Lay, are currently under house arrest and await trial next January...
...were having lunch with Ken Mehlman, the new chairman of the Republican National Committee, and you asked him, “Why did George Bush win the last presidential election?” Mehlman’s answer would sound a lot like an investment banker’s. His words would be complemented by heaps of data and statistics that elucidate not only why voters made the choice they did, but where the country is moving...