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The liberals' defeat of the Supreme Court nomination of federal appeals court Judge Robert Bork in 1987 remains a sore spot for conservatives today. Many felt that the liberals used unfair tactics to defeat his nomination, and his loss constituted a loss for the conservatives.

Football player Fran Tarkenton unsuccessfully managed a software company in Atlanta, GA, which he subsequently sold under dubious circumstances. He allegedly tried to sell the company's products despite knowing that these were defective.

An in-depth study on the lives of Charles Edward Merrill and his descendants is presented. The study ably depicts the rise of an American patriarch and how wealth and resentment among family members expanded through generations.

Annual shareholders' meetings of several big corporations are considered unnecessary and a waste of time and company money. Several of these meetings focus on the desires of major stockholders and fail to consider the concerns of small and individual shareholders.

The New York Times Co. has reported a 1993 4th qtr. loss amounting to $24.1 million. Critics argue that the losses were due to the company's practice of acting like a family business instead of implementing the necessary management practices characteristic of a public traded company.

Apple cofounder Steve Jobs is described by one writer as more charismatic than any business person he has ever met. The writer suggests that Jobs should be credited for his computers that changed the world.

Peter Lynch, hugely successful portfolio manager whose Fidelity Magellan mutual fund is very profitable, talksabout investments. He says that investing money involves knowing that our investments have a future.

Peter Ueberroth was chosen by Los Angeles Mayor Tom Bradley to head a group of political, business and civic personalities that will spearhead the rebuilding of Los Angeles after the 1992 riots. The activities of Ueberroth's Rebuild Angeles (RLA) movement was discussed.

George Steinbrenner is more known to many as the owner of the New York Yankees but he is a shipbuilder longer than being the owner of the major league franchise. He is the Chief Executive Officer and largest stockbroker of the struggling American Ship Building Co. which expects a turnaround as it has won a navy contract.

Michael Milken's original ten-year prison term has been commuted by Judge Kimba Wood and he may be released by Mar 1993. By that time, the junk-bond king will have been in prison for two years. Whether or not public opinion will be on his side when he comes out still remains to be seen.

The New York Stock Exchange Inc (NYSE) celebrates its 200th anniversary as the bastion of American capitalism. After 183 years of setting its own rules, the NYSE has lost control of its own game when government began to regulate its activities in 1975.

The discovery that the late Robert Maxwell's publishing empire was built on a foundation of large-scale fraud came as a shock to Britain's staid financial community. In retrospect, Maxwell's corporate double-dealing does not seem surprising in the light of the dubious role he played in the Pergamon Press scandal of the early 1970s.

The books of Ross and Salamon chronicle the making of two movies that became failures. 'Picture' deals with director John Huston's 1951 movie, 'The Red Badge of Courage.' 'The Devil's Candy' analyzes the making of 'Bonfire of the Vanities.'

The investment advisers the Feshbach Brothers made a fortune through short selling. But they damaged their credibility by using rumors to drive down stock prices. Insurance industry analyst Ray Dirks is leading a group to break up the activity of short sellers.

Opinion-makers or the so-called 'pundits' no longer have as much influence with politicians and the public as they used to. Journalists have succumbed to the lure of fame and wealth, sacrificing their integrity and credibility.

CD releases of jazz music under the Concord label is a 'must buy' for jazz fans due to the quality of the musicians and their music. The Concord record company relies on its good sense of music, and not its commercial potential, in its selection of releases.

Benny Green, Cyrus Chestnut, Renee Rosnes, Eric Reed, Geoff Keezer and Jacky Terrasson are some of the most talented and promising jazz pianists today. Profiles on each of these budding pianists are presented.

Former billionaire European industrialist Sir James M. Goldsmith is cynical about science, technological innovations and economic development. Goldsmith's views, which are presented in his book 'The Trap,' contradict his economic outlook when he was still a corporate raider.

The resounding fall of celebrated portfolio manager Worth Bruntjen should not have been a surprise to investors and other industry observers. The first law of mutual funds, after all, is 'let the buyer beware.'

H. Wayne Huizenga bought an expansion franchise for the Florida Marlins, a Major League Baseball team, despite the impending financial problems the sport faces. He is optimistic, however, that his investment will be profitable.

Disney Co. has the reputation within the motion picture industry of being high-handed, hard to work with, and cheap. Michael Eisner believes Disney's movie-making business must be managed as strictly as the firm's other businesses.