Tag Archives: finance

Can We Fix Wall Street With Taxes?

Posted on November 6, 2019 by Nat Zorach

I woke up to a particularly fun article from Business Insider. I had slept well. But I had a dream that my dog had two heads, Voldemort style, which was admittedly, uh, pretty weird. (I blame Talenti.) Turns out Jamie … Continue reading →

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“Recession Warning Signs? Nah, We Straight.”

Posted on October 28, 2019 by admin

Well, there’s this:  A few big companies took a beating last week as they reported earnings misses, among them Budweiser and Amazon. Most earnings are, across the board, decreasing a little bit. (I’ve previously lamented that no one seems concerned … Continue reading →

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Liability in the Age of Easy, Profitable Destruction

Posted on September 9, 2019 by Nat Zorach

Early on the morning of July 16th, 1945, in the middle of an uninhabited desert halfway between the remote cities of Alamogordo and Soccoro, New Mexico, the first atomic bomb was detonated. It was the culmination of six years of … Continue reading →

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Bad Ideas And Bad Companies Do Not Need Your Defense

Posted on August 23, 2019 by Nat Zorach

I was out for happy hour the other night with a transportation group. In spite of its legendarily bad public transit system, Detroit’s accompanying scene is expansive enough to boast sub-niches: There is a transit justice and organizing group, a … Continue reading →

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