When I was about to graduate from Colgate University, in 1980, I knew I wanted to be a journalist. But I also knew that there are no ”normal” career paths in the news business. There…More
New York Times Articles
WILL PRIVATIZATION FLY? Russia’s aerospace industry could be the first off the ground
The Salon de l’Aeronautique et de l’Espace is the ultimate air show. For 10 days in June every other year, the skies thunder over Le Bourget airport near Paris as the world’s newest, most dazzling…More
Aeroflot Takes Aim at the Post-Communist World: A monolith with a reputation for passenger misery plots reforms.
The first leg of an Aeroflot London-to-Katmandu flight last November began smoothly enough as the Ilyushin-86 backed away from the gate almost on schedule. Then the plane stopped, however, to remain immobile for hours. Neither…More
The Unraveling of a ‘Billionaire’ The high-rolling owner of a new L.A. ball team is having trouble with regulators and his image.
LOS ANGELES–When the Denver Gold scored two quick touchdowns against the Los Angeles Express in a pro game recently, J. William Oldenburg flew into a rage. “He began beating on the walls of his private…More
New Money For The New Rockefellers
AS legend has it, John D. Rockefeller, who turned an oil monopoly into one of the first great American family fortunes, used to give a way shiny new dimes in the depths of the Depression…More
