Category Archives: News and Events

There is no limit to the human mind’s capacity for gaming systems, especially those developed by government agencies. According to one Elaine in Dallas who wrote into the New York Times‘ “The Ethicist,” her city offers COVID-19 vaccines to volunteers … Continue reading →

At some point, the children will need to rebel and force the adults to allow them to go back to school. Who would have thought kids would ever be begging parents to let them go to school? That point may … Continue reading →

Read this: “Because then we were in a position where we weren’t sure if what we were going to give to the Department of Justice, or what we give to you guys, what we start saying, was going to be … Continue reading →

After a week of SoulCycle line-cutters and amoral technicians finagling their ways to the head of the vaccine line, along comes Sister Andre. Sister Andre, 117, survived COVID. Blind and living in the Catherine Laboure nursing home in Toulon, France, … Continue reading →

Mr. Clinesmith received no prison time because, in the words of the sentencing judge, “Anybody who has watched what Mr. Clinesmith has suffered is not someone who will readily act in that fashion.  Weighing all of these factors together — … Continue reading →

The reasons they got their vaccine early — their COVID-19 ticket to immunity ahead of their classifications based on need — vary. Some folks shared their sign-up codes with friends who then went ahead and got their appointments. Some just … Continue reading →

Letitia James, the Attorney General for the state of New York, released a preliminary report on nursing homes and COVID. The report is deeply troubling on so many levels. There are the usual nursing home issues with cleanliness, staffing, and … Continue reading →

Insurance agents work on commissions. We all know that and live with it. However, there is a new twist in agent compensation. Some companies require sales agents to reach a minimum level of sales in order to qualify for subsidies … Continue reading →

The Barometer has had the same post office box for three years. During the 2020 election cycle, the Barometer received 3 mailings from the Voter Participation Center addressed to “Kathleen XXXXX XXXXX.” The Barometer does not know Kathleen and turned … Continue reading →

The Confederate statues were removed. And then the purging took a turn. The San Francisco Unified School District voted to remove the names of these schools: Abraham Lincoln, George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, Daniel Webster, and Dianne Feinstein. The standard for … Continue reading →

The source is unknown, but to whomever had the idea: All Hail! The quote is apropos at this time as we have witnessed day-traders catch the hedge-funders in their own game. “Buy low, sell high” and whoever said that did … Continue reading →

Jared Porter, the newly hired general manager for the Mets, was fired because Steven A. Cohen, the owner of the Mets, says that he “spoke about the importance of integrity and I meant it.” According to the New York Times, … Continue reading →

‘Tis a dangerous thing to banish, censor, segregate, and/or ridicule on the basis of beliefs. Those seemingly small acts of “take that” are a dangerous shove down the slippery slope. In a class discussion of the importance of following the … Continue reading →

Thanks to nonprofit IRS filing requirements, we have now learned that Dr. Jose Baselga got a heck of a paycheck upon his departure. Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center was upended when Dr. Baselga’s failure to disclose fundings conflicts to both … Continue reading →