“Quarantine” Originally Meant Exactly 40 Days Today, a quarantine can last five days, ten days, or several months. But the word originally referred to one precise period: forty days. It…
A Dominant CRM Franchise at a Reasonable Price—but Is It the Best Software Investment? Salesforce has spent more than two decades transforming itself from a cloud-based sales application into one…
Is VST the Best-Priced Way to Invest in America’s Coming Power Shortage? Artificial intelligence may be getting most of the attention, but underneath the AI boom is a much more…
A Rare Combination of Cybersecurity Growth, Profitability, Founder-Led Management—and Disciplined Expansion Cybersecurity may be one of the most durable technology investment themes of the next decade. Businesses are moving more…
The United States has a spending problem that is much larger than foreign aid. In fiscal year 2025, which ran from October 1, 2024, through September 30, 2025, the federal…
Have you ever noticed that you become much more careful when you are spending your own money? Economist Milton Friedman captured this idea with a simple framework: there are essentially…
Why are we likely to spend more after reading the word “bye”? Can the Word “Bye” Make You Buy? Imagine reading a travel article that ends with: “Bye-bye!” A few…
A newborn horse can stand within hours. A human baby cannot even hold up its head. The familiar explanation is that evolution shortened pregnancy so a baby’s brain could squeeze…
“Goodbye” Was Once a Blessing We say goodbye so casually that it sounds like a simple partner to good morning or good night. But the word originally mentioned God. In…
Why do we value items purchased in a bundle less than those purchased individually? Why We Treat the Same Thing Differently When It Comes in a Package Imagine buying 10…