by Byron Schlomach | Nov 20, 2019 | Blog
The Americans at the table, negotiating a business deal, ask one of their number, “You can speak Dutch?” He replies, “I’m OK.” With his fellow Americans looking doubtful, he proceeds to mistranslate what they want him to say to their Dutch counterparts. The “OK”...
by Byron Schlomach | Nov 11, 2019 | Blog
On September 6, 1976, a fighter pilot from the Soviet Union named Viktor Belenko flew a MIG-25 fighter jet to Japan and defected. At the time, the U.S. and the Soviet Union were fully engaged in the Cold War. The MIG-25 was a super top-secret aircraft about which the...
by Byron Schlomach | Oct 30, 2019 | Blog
If you own a business and an employee constantly shows incompetence, are you likely to give that incompetent a raise, or promote him to a management position? Obviously, there’s no way. Yet, this is what Oklahoma City’s residents are being asked to do, by passing a...
by Byron Schlomach | Oct 21, 2019 | Blog
Most who consider themselves conservative, even many with libertarian leanings, are comfortable with describing themselves as pro-business. Not me. Don’t get me wrong. Just because I’m not pro-business doesn’t mean I’m anti-business. I’m pro-free enterprise, but...
by Byron Schlomach | Oct 9, 2019 | Research
Why Are OKCPS Teachers Begging the Public for Basics? Authors Byron Schlomach (with research assistance by Benjamin Lepak and Mike Davis) Abstract This paper describes how 1889 Institute staff found $34,000 in DonorsChoose solicitations by Oklahoma City Public...
