April 15, 2022 After Elon Musk offered to buy Twitter’s outstanding shares for $54.20, a premium over its existing share price, Twitter’s Board, management and employees went into a frenzy. …

April 13, 2022 Every billionaire needs his media platform. Hearst had the New York Journal, Turner has CNN, Murdoch has Fox News, Bezos has the Washington Post, and Elon Musk might just get Twitter. Update: On April 14, 2022, just as I was writing this article, Elon offered to buy…

Impeaching Trump a second second time will provide fuel for domestic extremism. Right wing extremism has been growing as a direct response to extreme left wing ideology. A second impeachment trial now that Trump has left office is a mistake. The legal standard for incitement or sedition is very high…

The difference between 2000 and 2020 is that COVID-19 changed the way we vote, making mail-in-voting the norm and not the exception. That propelled a surge in voting the likes of which the country had never seen before. Some may argue this is a good thing as more of the…

Under the 25th Amendment, Trump could voluntarily and temporarily resign his post if unable to carry out his executive duties, or….the Vice President and Trump’s cabinet could convene a vote to put Pence in charge if they think the President is unable to discharge his duties. It came as no…

In turbulent political times, a country beset by a pandemic, and with cultural animosity at an all time high, one should rightfully wonder what holds the United States together. After all, one can hardly have faith that the two political parties, the Democrats and Republicans would work together to solve…

Technical indicators and macroeconomic factors are pointing to the formation of a tech driven market bubble precipitated by a large sell-off after the November elections. I would argue that recent market highs are unsustainable and that we are entering the “post-COVID-19 bubble”. The U.S. stock market has not truly priced…

Recently, the hashtag #defundthepolice went viral. Police brutality, the militarization of our police forces, and the disproportionate rate of minority arrests and prosecution is an anathema to a democratic way of life. Even as race and justice issues dominate national headlines, few media outlets have focused on the formidable power…

Who is solving the $10 billion dollar a year banking problem for the legal cannabis industry? For a moment it looked like we might get bi-partisan support for a federal solution to the banking problem which keeps state legalized businesses out of the federally insured banking system. Over the years…