"A republic, if you can keep it." Vegas, taxes.
"A republic, if you can keep it." Vegas, taxes.
Pushed by Silicon Valley lobbyists, the JOBS act exempts start-ups from independent accounting requirements for five years, loosens other rules, and insanely says that pre-prospectus presentations don't have to be accurate or truthful.
James Fallows of the Atlantic has a 12,000 word piece that takes a thoughtful look at Barack Obama as the end of his first term approaches, comparing and contrasting him with his predecessors and trying to assess his strengths and…
Lukewarm populism coupled with vague promises of solutions is no solution at all. Obama makes stirring speeches but often does the opposite of what he promises. Until hundreds of Wall Street banksters are indicted on criminal charges then we we…
Politico, perhaps a bit snarkily, details how liberals bloggers hailed Obama’s recess appointment of Richard Cordray as head of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau as bold, daring, and – biff bang pow – letting the Republicans have it both barrels.…
In the streets of Manhattan, during a weekend in late September, the faces of steel and concrete behemoths staring down at me, I quickly weaved my way through stopped cars. I moved with several thousand others. A collective elation filled…