Taking Stock

Taking StockIt is a time for philosophy. Whenever there is a crisis, I call upon people who know history, who can perhaps see a light at the end of the tunnel and convince me that it isn't a freight train. Such a person is Henry the Red, whose nickname comes from the color of his former hair and who for many years has been in the maternity-dress business. The motto of his company is "You knock 'em, we frock 'em." The business runs itself, allowing Henry the Red to read books, indulge h...