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What Were They Thinking? The Night Cheap Beer Took Over

On June 4, 1974, the Cleveland Indians hosted the Texas Rangers at Cleveland Municipal Stadium and decided to solve an attendance problem with a simple idea: 10-cent beers. No complicated strategy, no meaningful guardrails, just cheap alcohol and the hope tha...

It Wasn’t the School—It Was the Pressure

For a long time, I told myself the story that I just couldn’t make the jump—from Rabbi Harry Halpern Day School to Midwood High School. Smaller, structured, everyone knows you—to big, anonymous, easy to disappear. That explanation always felt neat. It a...

Meeting Terry Bradshaw—The Way You Remember Him

I met Terry Bradshaw at a card show, and this one meant something. My son had wanted to meet him fo...

What Were They Thinking? Cats (2019)

What were they thinking? That’s not even criticism—that’s the only logical reaction. Look,...

I’m Still Here

There’s a certain kind of victory that doesn’t come with applause. No trophy. No recognition. J...

What Were They Thinking? The Chevy Chase Show

There are bad ideas, and then there are ideas that should have been stopped in the parking lot befo...

What Were The Thinking? Fox Sports and The Flaming Puck

As a diehard New York Rangers fan, let me say this as clearly as possible: the glowing puck wasn’...

What Were They Thinking? Blockbuster Didn’t Hear Netflix Behind Them

There are business mistakes, and then there’s what Blockbuster did when Netflix started tapping a...

Your 401(k) Isn’t Broken—But It’s Probably Not As Good As You Think

Most plan sponsors I talk to don’t think their 401(k) plan is broken. Contributions are going in,...

What Were They Thinking? The Fiasco of the AAF

Spring football always sounds like a great idea—until someone has to actually fund it. The All...