Monthly Archives: June 2021

What exactly are we watching when we watch sports?

In baseball we have the umps checking the hats, gloves, belts, and fingers of the players. The umps are looking for sticky stuff! They have made players change their hats and take off their belts. One player dropped his drawers … Continue reading

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The Lordstown Intrigue

Lordstown Motors Companies was supposed to be building electric trucks at a former GM plant in Ohio. However, the company, which went public in October 2020, appears to be yet another electric/alternative truck folly. You may remember that Nikola, the … Continue reading

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Portland’s Full-Page Ad in the New York Times: A Truth-in-Advertising Issue or Just Candor?

Portland, Oregon has had its share of newsworthy events over the past year. There were 56 homicides in Portland in 2020, the highest number in 26 years. Through April 6 of this year, there were 25 homicides, so Portland is … Continue reading

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Pharmacy Benefit Management

There is something about third-party pharmacy benefit managers. Put them together with state attorneys general and you have a 100% chance of uncovering overpayments under medical plans for government and private business employees as well as for recipients of Medicare … Continue reading

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The Definition of Diversity at Google (Alphabet)

Alphabet, Inc. (Google parent) hired Kamau Bobb in 2018 as its “global lead of diversity strategy and research.” Ironically, research revealed that in 2007, Mr. Bobb wrote a post entitled, “If I Were a Jew.” Dr. Bobb wrote in his … Continue reading

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Rationalizing Breaking the Law

Natalie Mayflower Sours Edwards was once a senior advisor in the Department of Treasury’s Financial Crimes Enforcement Network. During the Trump administration, from October 2017 until her arrest in October 2018, Ms. Mayflower Sours Edwards leaked SARs (suspicious activity reports) … Continue reading

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