Fill ‘er Up!
With Vladimir Putin’s troops wreaking havoc in Ukraine, Western governments have hammered Russia with unprecedented sanctions that may have already destroyed the country’s […]
No Good Deed
The ancient Greeks understood that sometimes life calls for sacrifice. In Greek mythology, King Minos of Crete forced the people of Athens to send […]
I’m Listening
From 1993 through 2004, Kelsey Grammar became the highest-paid actor on television, playing the psychiatrist and radio host Frasier Crane in the critically-acclaimed sitcom […]
High Stakes
These days it seems like every time you open your laptop, some crypto-bro is philosophizing about the brave new world of cryptocurrency. Today it’s […]
Odds Are Good
Life is full of mysteries that we may never solve. Nature, or nurture? Growth, or value? “Tastes great,” or “less filling”? But last […]
Let’s Face the Music and Dance
On March 10, 1876, a Scottish-born engineer named Alexander Graham Bell uttered the words, “Mr. Watson, come here, I want you,” and changed how […]
The Godfather, the Billionaire, and the IRS
Back in the 1980s, sharp-eyed visitors to New York’s Greenwich Village might have spotted a disheveled man wandering the streets in pajamas, a bathrobe, […]
Offensive Tax Interference
After eighteen long and grueling weeks, the NFL is finally into the playoffs. The Cincinnati Bengals proved they could finally win a playoff game […]
Virtue Is Its Own Reward
In 1996, two ambitious doctors named Raymond and Mortimer Sackler rolled out an extended-release painkiller called OxyContin. The drug was a hit, delivering […]
Where Have All the Cowboys Gone?
Sunday night, Paramount+ aired the season four finale of their hit drama Yellowstone. (No spoilers!) The show follows the Dutton family, sixth-generation heirs to […]