Dan Quayle | Mahony Partners

How to Fight in Public

The media love conflict. After all, when you’re in the audience-grabbing business, there’s nothing better than a good fight to draw a crowd. The merits of the argument don’t matter much as long as there is plenty of shouting. For proof, look no further than the jousting between Sen. John McCain and Chuck Hagel at […]

Cerberus: Passing the Buckshot

Financial Services , Taking & Managing Risk

Private equity firm Cerberus Capital Management recently announced it would sell Freedom Group, the maker of Bushmaster rifles, the weapon used in the Newtown killings. Thanks to some deft PR work, the news coverage was brief, limiting the damage to Cerberus’s reputation from its association with the tragedy. But the episode raises questions about the […]