I was surprised to learn the other day that many people don’t like lawyers. Were you aware of this? And, believe it or not, most of the ire is directed at plaintiff’s lawyers. I was a plaintiff’s lawyer for fifteen…
The stock market will jump and swoon for a while, based on the daily perceptions of a war with Iraq. This latest rally started last week, amid the U.N.’s wishy-washy report, the ever-screwier terror alerts by Attorney General Ashcroft and…
I have come to praise Nelson Mandela, not to condemn him. His selfless act of forgiving his captors paved the way for South Africa to end its policy of apartheid in 1990 and commit itself to equality and democracy. During…
One of the great things about Las Vegas is that you don’t have to worry about news of the outside world. The town is protected by some kind of invisible dome that filters out earnings news, tax cut proposals, preparations…
My mother-in-law told me back in 1984 that I could never own a Volkswagen. “That car was Hitler’s idea.” (Ferdinand Porsche designed the engine, but this is not an argument to get into with one’s mother-in-law.) A Mercedes was out…
I admit it; I got sucked in. I’ve not just watched every moment of the first two episodes of Joe Millionaire, but I hooked my kids as well. This happened despite our no-TV-during-the-week rule and my refusal to watch even…
When I see a public figure in trouble, I feel it’s my duty as an American to tell them what they are supposed to do. House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi certainly qualifies. Her response — which is the Democratic response…
The first big business story of 2003 will be about corporate dividends. Once the inducement to own the dowdiest stocks, dividends are suddenly hot. According to a recent Fortune, stock dividends have risen 20% since last spring, and dividend payouts…
With Rogaine, Viagra, and enough bad news to encourage wistful reminiscences of “the olden’ days,” this should be the best time ever to age gracefully. That President Bush chose so many men from his father’s generation for positions of influence,…
I hear the real estate market is doing better these days than the stock market. I’d take a bad stock market over a good real estate market for one simple reason: liquidity. In the time it takes to read this…