Monthly Archives: September 2001

HP and Compaq, an Odd Bargain

Call it a “Hail Carly” play. When one beleaguered giant buys another, you can smell the desperation. It’s oozing from the corporate pores at Hewlett-Packard and Compaq with the announcement that the HP would buy Compaq in a stock swap. … Continue reading

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As Anti-Racism Conference Proceeds, So Does Hate

Well-meaning United Nations officials and remaining delegates are still talking about how to combat racism and hatred at the World Conference on Racism in Durban, South Africa. Meanwhile: Protestants throw rocks at Catholic schoolchildren in Belfast. Israel and the Palestinians … Continue reading

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Idiotic TV Show Overshadows Racism Summit

It was probably inevitable that the World Conference on Racism would devolve into nothing but politics, and evil politics at that. It’ll continue even though the U.S. and Israel have pulled out — for good reasons, at least in the … Continue reading

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