When The Solid Gold Cadillac came out in 1956 the top five companies on the Fortune 500 list were, in descending order, General Motors, Exxon Mobil (then known as Jersey Standard or Standard Oil or Esso), Ford Motor, U.S. Steel and Chrysler. I doubt if this is a surprise to anyone then or now, though it was only the second year that Fortune had compiled the list, which would become a benchmark of global capitalism for decades afterward, not to mention a wildly successful branding exercise for the magazine. Browsing the top 100 is an exercise in nostalgia. Some major players remain today (AT&T, Boeing, Monsanto). Several have merged (DuPont and Dow, General Foods and Kraft, Douglas Aircraft and Boeing, Jersey Standard and Mobil). But many ...
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SteynOnline is back in the cruise biz, with Snerdley, Eva, Leilani and more...
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Laura Rosen Cohen answers questions from Steyn Clubbers across the globe...
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It's Friday again, which means it's time for another Clubland Q&A live around the planet...
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Laura Rosen Cohen on creeping totalitarianism, bepenised women, and being arrested for praying...
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It has taken almost two decades, but the Government of Japan has finally caught up with Steyn...
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As many of you know, Mark continues to recuperate from his brace of heart attacks. Diamond of Diamond & Silk was not so fortunate...
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Tal Bachman on the song that catapulted U2 into the big leagues...
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If you missed today's Clubland Q&A live around the planet, here's the action replay. Steyn took questions on a variety of topics, big and small, and also took the time to thank all those who've sent best wishes after his brace of heart attacks...
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Two years ago today - January 9th 2021, just before six o'clock in the morning at Mississauga Hospital in Ontario - our dear friend Kathy Shaidle departed this world far too soon...
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