The Republican Party prides itself on order. So why is its presidential-nominating process bordering on chaos? One explanation was evident in the candidates’ debate in South Carolina on Jan. 10. The six aspirants cited Ronald Reagan 34 times; they mentioned ...
Read More »Amy Redford grabs spotlight with Sundance debut
Robert Redford is being overshadowed by his youngest daughter at the Sundance Film Festival. Amy Redford, 37, is making headlines for her directorial debut, “The Guitar,” the powerful story of a young woman who goes on a shopping binge after ...
Read More »Memoir recalls lost cockney home, whelks
If you’re surprised by the potency of cheap music, consider the power of bad food. The culinary wasteland that was Britain in the years after World War II has inspired at least one notable memoir, Nigel Slater’s “Toast.” John Haney, ...
Read More »Greenspan’s client list needs someone like me
Dear Mr. Greenspan: I was somewhat surprised to read that you had been hired as an adviser to John Paulson, the hedge fund manager who made a killing last year betting against the mess you made. The irony is really ...
Read More »Here’s how to make $500,000 a year and pay no taxes
It’s not the income, it’s your net worth that really matters. That’s what some readers told me a couple of weeks ago after I wrote a column about the Internal Revenue Service’s Statistics of Income Bulletin, which details the number ...
Read More »Recent decisions legal, not logical
There have been some recent decisions made by courts around the country, including the U.S. Supreme Court, that at first blush seem to defy logic. Although attorneys know otherwise, most Americans would like to believe that the law follows logic. ...
Read More »K.C. on the right track by rejecting light rail
When citizens pass an initiative referendum, judges or elected officials should use the greatest of caution in exercising their authority to overturn that initiative. Nonetheless, the Kansas City Council’s decision to overturn the 2006 light-rail referendum is one of the ...
Read More »KC on the right track by rejecting light rail
When citizens pass an initiative referendum, judges or elected officials should use the greatest of caution in exercising their authority to overturn that initiative. Nonetheless, the Kansas City Council’s decision to overturn the 2006 light-rail referendum is one of the ...
Read More »Ennico: Making affiliate marketing click for your client
“Do you have any thoughts on the legal and tax aspects of ‘affiliate marketing’ — when you use your Web site to sell other people’s products through Clickbank or other affiliate sites? (This system creates a link on your Web ...
Read More »Hauke: New laws no solution to assisted-living problems
It’s disturbing to think of nursing home abuse. Many of us have elderly family members or friends living in assisted-living facilities and naturally turn to government regulation to protect them. But before passing new legislation, it’s important to determine whether ...
Read More »Justin P. Hauke
It’s disturbing to think of nursing home abuse. Many of us have elderly family members or friends living in assisted-living facilities and naturally turn to government regulation to protect them. But before passing new legislation, it’s important to determine whether ...
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