Turbulent Times & Hard Cider With everything that is currently going on in the world, is it any wonder dystopian fiction has been booming? This week, Sam and John talk with noted author, lecturer, and essayist…
Thought Leadership
The Magic of Streaming On Tuesday, Disney announced that they are going to focus on streaming their content moving forward. Many people are already using Disney Plus, Hulu, and other platforms, however Disney has always been…
This week, I will start Common Cents with a passage from George Orwell’s dystopian classic 1984. “To know and not to know, to be conscious of complete truthfulness while telling carefully constructed lies, to hold…
This week, I went to lunch with a couple of co-workers at a place in the Cahaba Heights section of town called the Olive Branch. As the name implies, it focuses on what we consider Mediterranean…
The Investment Committee at Oakworth Capital sincerely hopes you have enjoyed ‘The Election Projection.’ In just a few weeks, the campaign season will mercifully be over, and we will hopefully know who won in short order.…
The Fragile State of the US Economy Although the economy hasn’t quite gotten back to where it was prior to the pandemic, it has rebounded pretty nicely. However, when you peel back enough layers of the onion…
If you don’t like politics, you are really going to hate the next several months and absolutely loathe October. With the run-up to the election and the Supreme Court nomination process, it is going to get…
Our last two publications have assumed the Republicans are able to maintain control of the Senate. However, there is a strong likelihood the Democrats could capture it and control both houses of the Congress. With the…
The Presidential Debate The 1st presidential debate between Trump and Biden was on Tuesday. Historically, perception has been a key factor in presidential debates. This year, people’s expectations seem to be slightly lower than they have…
One of my more favorite songs by the American punk/rock group Greenday is “Wake Me Up When September Ends.” Indeed. Next Wednesday can’t happen fast enough, even if a change in the calendar is nothing more…