A Baghdad afternoon and its political consequences brought Blackwater into the spotlight and damaged the reputations of four Americans.
Nisour Square and the Raven 23 Incident In September 2007, a convoy of 19 people, comprised of four armored Blackwater trucks, found itself in Nisour Square, one of Baghdad’s most chaotic intersections. What transpired there would ignite an international outcry and years of legal battles, branding four American contractors with the call sign Raven 23 […]
Tesla and SpaceX see a decline in brand reputations according to new rankings
Elon Musk, the tech billionaire, has seen a significant decline in the reputation of his companies, Tesla Motors and SpaceX, according to a recent survey. A poll conducted by Axios and Harris Poll assessed the reputation of 100 “most visible” American brands by giving each one a score based on various performance categories. The 2025 […]
Lamar Jackson, Josh Allen have reputations to lose
Every week it seemed like another quarterback went down. Week after week, he felt like the other team's hopes were dashed by injuries to their most essential players. It's surprising, then, that in a season marred by a swarm of backup quarterbacks that set the sport back by decades, the eight teams still in the […]