Debate: Should Social Media Be Allowed to Ban Users?
Source: Advisor Perspectives After I wrote a few pieces about the social media firms banning bad actors (including...
Silicon Valley De-Platforming: Freedom & Censorship
I want to discuss some of the sillier hot takes on the “De-Platforming Trump” actions already...
Should index funds be illegal?
They’re All Friends in the Index Matt Levine Bloomberg, July 20, 2020 Matt Levine is a Bloomberg Opinion columnist covering...
Beware – Fake IRS Letter Scam
Before we get into the specifics of this fraud, some reminders: (1) The IRS will never call you to initiate an...
The Law is Not a “Pretty Plaything”
I have referenced my colleague Matt Levine’s work at Bloomberg Opinion many times in the past. What he wrote about yesterday struck...
Dark Towers
According to veteran Wall Street Journal and New York Times reporter David Enrich, Deutsche Bank is a rogue financial institution –...
Should index funds be illegal?
Matt Levine writes the Money Stuff daily column covering finance at Bloomberg. He was an editor of Dealbreaker, an investment banker at...
BBRG: Hedge Funds and Private Equity Need Full Disclosure
Hedge Funds and Private Equity Need Full Disclosure Many function just like mutual funds or ETFs, yet operate behind a veil of secrecy....
The Failure of Contemporary Antitrust Policy
Source: ILSR; Hat tip Stacy Mitchell This is a fascinating read from ILSR as to how Wal-Mart became the dominant grocer in the...
Two in Three Americans Now Support Legalizing Marijuana
Gallup: “Sixty-six percent of Americans now support legalizing marijuana, another new high in Gallup’s trend over nearly half...