Neil Weinberg and David Voreacos published an in-depth account at Bloomberg of how private equity baron Roger Smith escaped being indicted for criminal tax fraud despite having concealed over $200 million in income. The very short version is that Smith and his allies got to Attorney General William Barr, both through Barr’s former firm Kirkland […]
Monday, November 17, 2025
Is There Really a Problem with Left Wing Extremism in the UK, or Is the Government Seeking Excuses to Suppress Fair Protest?
Governments on both sides of the pond are in “never let a crisis go to waste” mode. Aggression by the right is cause to stomp on a weak left.
Guantánamo Prisoner to Joe Biden: ‘The Last Two Decades of My Life Have Been a Nightmare Without End’
Guantánamo is a daming example of American lack of concern over the lives it casually ruins.
Corporate Concentration in the US Food System Makes Food More Expensive and Less Accessible for Many Americans
How Big Food increases prices in categories like bread, beer, processed chicken, and packaged salad, and what to do about it.
How the Catalonia Question Caused Blushes for Brussels in Moscow
In a heated face-off Russia reminded the EU that when it comes to imprisoning politicians, it too has form. In Catalonia tensions are coming back to the boil as new elections loom.
One Year After the Collapse of the Airline Business Began: What’s the Status Now?
Collapsed revenues, astronomical losses, red-hot cash-burn, hellish new debt. Meanwhile, amid craziest markets ever, airline shares soared.
Intellectual Property Cause of Covid Death, Genocide
Refusal to temporarily suspend several WTO intellectual property provisions to accelerate broad progress against the pandemic is genocide.
2:00PM Water Cooler 2/8/2021
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Myanmar Coup and Fast Fashion: Sanctions Would Harm Poor Textile Workers
Last week’s military coup has reduced Myanmar’s attractiveness as a source of supply for the fast fashion industry.
Goldman Is Evil But McKinsey Is Worse
Why the McKinsey veneer is looking tattier and tattier with every passing day, and why that’s not likely to change.
‘Unbelievable,’ Says Sanders, That Some Dems Want to Further Limit Eligibility for Covid-19 Relief Checks
Sen. Bernie Sanders denounces Democrats who would narrow eligibility requirements for the next round of stimulus payments.
America, the Unreliable Superpower: Can Biden Shore Up Its Record?
Biden promises to go back to a US superpower old normal that was still a pretty unsettling ride for our allies.
Will 2021 Be the Year for the Right to Repair?
Will 2021 be the year that sees many states adopt a right to repair? Farmers may be the first to benefit, with digital consumers next.
