Category Archives: News and Events

Wall Street Journal headline, April 4, 2021, p. A9. Why is this a headline? If you are sitting around with Alexa rolling and mention the term “skin tags,” you will find ads in your mailbox for skin-tag removal. In addition, … Continue reading →

Eva Roytburg, 18, a senior at New Trier High School. (Apoorva Mandavilli, “Elite High School’s Screening Program Runs Afoul of Regulators,” New York Times, April 5, 2021 , p. A4. Well, la-de-da! Is school supposed to be fun? School has … Continue reading →

Gina Champion-Cain, at her sentencing hearing for running a Ponzi scheme that had bilked $400 million from investors who were her friends and business connections. Ms. Champion-Cain was sentenced to 15 years in federal prison, more than the prosecution had … Continue reading →

The New York Times did some investigative journalism and found that the completion of New York Governor Andrew Cuomo’s book came at an awkward time. Whilst the Guv had staff members running about typing, editing, and working with his publishers, … Continue reading →

So read the Goldman Sachs statement given to clients to provide assurance of integrity in the firm’s operations. The boilerplate language of empty promises also included assurances of, “We have extensive procedures and controls that are designed to identify and … Continue reading →

Pitchers’ use of sticky substances on baseballs is a longstanding tradition of the game. Mind you, such stickiness is not legal under the rules of the game, but teams and the commissioner look the other way. The teams do because … Continue reading →

Vilma Kari, a 65-year-old woman who had come to the United States from the Philippines, was on the streets of New York near Times Square. In the cold, cruel light of day, and unprovoked, a man kicked her in the … Continue reading →

The 1.5-minute video is difficult to watch. Two teens girls, ages 13 and 15, confronted Uber Eats driver, Mohammad Anwar, 66, while this humble Pakistani immigrant was trying to eke out a living working for a company run by billionaires. … Continue reading →

It was a recipe for disaster. The U.S. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid came up with a system for rating nursing homes. Mistake one: The ratings were based on data provided by the nursing homes themselves. The first thing nursing … Continue reading →

Could we just put Prince or Duke Harry and Duchess or Princess Meghan and Dr. Fauci in a room together with Oprah and just end the agony of seeing stories about all of them no matter where we turn? Sort … Continue reading →

The Biden quasi-domesticated dog, Dr. Major Biden, has ben sent packing. Following a break in his master’s foot and a “minor injury” to a staff member at an undisclosed location, the locals had had enough. Someone was bitten. Every president … Continue reading →

A PR firm owner noticed a vanity license plate of “MENSCH1” on a Cadillac Esplanade. Curious about the man behind the vanity plates and the fancy car, he left a note. The owner of the vanity-plated Cadillac responded. The owner … Continue reading →

Congressman Steven M. Palazzo (R-Mississippi) made the following expenditures from his campaign funds on his “River House” $3,000 per month rent to use the home as his campaign headquarters $11,000 for utilities $6,300 for landscaping $1,500 for plumbing $1,300 for … Continue reading →

The inspector general for the Department of Transportation released a report last week that raised questions about the then-Secretary of Transportation using her office to advance her family’s business in China. When then-Secretary Chao proposed allowing family members who run … Continue reading →