November 21, 2003

Life

The Kettle Called Conrad Black

by Doug Merrill

Slate has a delightful piece on the board of Black’s company, Hollinger International. It seems the directors, such as Henry Kissinger and Richard Perle, had little serious business experience and basically rubber-stamped Black’s plans.
Daniel Gross writes, “Most of these more or less honorable folks were basically idle directors. They showed up at meetings, ate lunch, [...]

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November 17, 2003

Life

Sometimes, the bad get their comeuppance

by Scott Martens

Conrad Black - quite possibly the worst newspaper owner in the history of Canada - has agreed to resign from his chairmanship at Hollinger International, essentially ending his career as a political figure and opinion-maker. Hollinger, the owner of the Daily Telegraph, the Chicago Sun-Times and the Jerusalem Post, used to own a number [...]

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