-
Archives
- November 2024
- August 2024
- July 2024
- June 2024
- May 2024
- April 2024
- March 2024
- January 2024
- December 2023
- November 2023
- October 2023
- September 2023
- August 2023
- July 2023
- June 2023
- May 2023
- April 2023
- March 2023
- January 2023
- December 2022
- November 2022
- October 2022
- September 2022
- August 2022
- July 2022
- June 2022
- May 2022
- April 2022
- March 2022
- February 2022
- January 2022
- December 2021
- November 2021
- October 2021
- September 2021
- August 2021
- July 2021
- June 2021
- May 2021
- April 2021
- March 2021
- February 2021
- January 2021
- December 2020
- November 2020
- October 2020
- September 2020
- August 2020
- July 2020
- June 2020
- May 2020
- April 2020
- March 2020
- February 2020
- January 2020
- December 2019
- November 2019
- October 2019
- September 2019
- August 2019
- July 2019
- June 2019
- May 2019
- April 2019
- March 2019
- February 2019
- January 2019
- December 2018
- November 2018
- October 2018
- September 2018
- August 2018
- July 2018
- June 2018
- May 2018
- April 2018
- March 2018
- February 2018
- January 2018
- December 2017
- November 2017
- October 2017
- September 2017
- August 2017
- July 2017
- June 2017
- May 2017
- April 2017
- March 2017
- January 2017
- December 2016
- November 2016
- October 2016
- September 2016
- August 2016
- July 2016
- June 2016
- May 2016
- April 2016
- March 2016
- February 2016
- December 2015
- November 2015
- August 2015
- July 2015
- May 2015
- April 2015
- March 2015
- February 2015
- January 2015
- December 2014
- November 2014
- October 2014
- August 2014
- July 2014
- June 2014
- May 2014
- April 2014
- March 2014
- February 2014
- January 2014
- December 2013
- October 2013
- August 2013
- July 2013
- June 2013
- May 2013
- April 2013
- March 2013
- February 2013
- January 2013
- December 2012
- November 2012
- October 2012
- August 2012
- July 2012
- June 2012
- May 2012
- March 2012
- February 2012
- January 2012
- December 2011
- November 2011
- October 2011
- September 2011
- August 2011
- July 2011
- June 2011
- May 2011
- April 2011
- March 2011
- February 2011
- January 2011
- November 2010
- September 2010
- August 2010
- July 2010
- May 2010
- April 2010
- March 2010
- September 2009
- June 2009
- April 2009
- March 2009
- February 2009
- January 2009
- December 2008
- November 2008
- October 2008
- September 2008
- August 2008
- July 2008
- June 2008
- May 2008
- March 2008
- February 2008
- October 2007
- December 2006
- August 2006
-
Meta
Monthly Archives: March 2021
“Our clients’ interests always come first.”
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
Posted in News and Events
Leave a comment
Major League Baseball and the Sticky Ethics of Pitchers
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
Posted in News and Events
Leave a comment
More on the Bystander Effect
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
Posted in News and Events
Leave a comment
The Fabric of Society Unraveling: Of Carjacking, Cell Phones, and Kitty Genovese
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
Posted in News and Events
Leave a comment
Gaming in Nursing Home Ratings
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
Posted in News and Events
Leave a comment
Have Mercy on Us!
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
Posted in News and Events
Leave a comment
Dr. Major Biden Shuffled Off To Delaware
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
Posted in News and Events
2 Comments
The Mensch with a “Side Hustle”
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
Posted in News and Events
Leave a comment
The Congressman Who Expensed His “River House”
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
Posted in News and Events
2 Comments
Elaine Chao, Former Secretary of Transportation, and Conflicts
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
Posted in News and Events
Leave a comment
Theranos Lab Director Told Executives Devices Could Not Generate Data with Any “Clinical Value”
The prosecution in the fraud case against former Theranos CEO, Elizabeth Holmes, she who once dressed like Steve Jobs, and her COO, is adding evidence as the trial proceeds. The latest filing covers the testimony of the former director of … Continue reading
Posted in News and Events
2 Comments
Half of McKinsey Sees a Problem
The 600+ senior partners at McKinsey voted to deny managing partner, Kevin Sneader, a second term. The gang had not ousted a managing partner since 1976. Mr. Sneader, poor schlub, had to deal with the mess from McKinsey’s consulting gigs … Continue reading
Posted in News and Events
Leave a comment
U.S. Women’s Gymnastics: Tragedy Writ Large
Facing felony charges, the former U.S. Olympic Women’s Coach, John Geddert, committed suicide last week. Larry Nassar, the Michigan State physician, worked with Geddert at his feeder studio, Twistars. Nassar is serving what amounts to a life sentence for decades … Continue reading
Posted in News and Events
Leave a comment
Outside Review: Nine Inaccurate Statements by Nikola
An outside review by Kirkland & Ellis, LLP concluded that nine statements made by Trevor Milton, founder of the electric truck company Nikola, were inaccurate. One of the inaccuracies was that the video of a moving electric truck was in … Continue reading
Posted in News and Events
Leave a comment