Joseph Robinette Biden Jr. wassworn in as the 46th president of the United Stateson Wednesday, taking office at a moment of profound economic, health and political crises with a promise to seek unity after a tumultuous four years that tore at the fabric of American society. New York Times:...
as to influence the news. Big Pharma “spends five times more on lobbying and public affairs than the oil industry,” while the healthcare industry is “the highest funder of politicians” and “the highest spender on research,” he said. ...
Yet, there have been times I was surprised and even puzzled. I have encountered people in small, even rather isolated American towns who proclaimed they were born there and have never traveled more than 100 miles or so beyond. Of course, we must consider the economics of travel and understan...
laid in circular patterns. A metal fountain tossed water into the air at the center. The stone walls along both sides of the courtyard reached to the roof, providing shade for the benches below at different times of the day. The timbered house was set back from the gate, an open air l...
Amy Knight has been called “the West’s foremost scholar” of the KGB by The New York Times. She is also the author ofHow the Cold War Began: The Igor Gouzenko Affair and the Hunt of Soviet Spies(Carroll & Graf, 2006, for which I was the editor back in the day), andOrders to ...
Be polite and patient:During peak times of the year parade watching can be a test of patience when it comes to packing in with other people like sardines for the best parade view. Be patient and understanding to the best of your ability, especially of those with small, wiggly children tryi...
Amy Knight has been called “the West’s foremost scholar” of the KGB by The New York Times. She is also the author ofHow the Cold War Began: The Igor Gouzenko Affair and the Hunt of Soviet Spies(Carroll & Graf, 2006, for which I was the editor back in the day), andOrders to ...
Get Good with Moneyby Tiffany Aliche outlines all the steps you need to achieve financial power and wholeness no matter what state of life you’re in. The book came out not long ago and is already a New York Times and Wall Street Journal best seller!
this hasn’t fared well for ‘accountability,’ because not every public outrage warrants public action. In the quest for balance, sometimes the public grows more outraged by the inaction and other times, good officers are punished in the interest of ‘public perception’ when they’re undeservin...
Most investors use thefirst-in, first-out(FIFO) method to calculate the cost basis when acquiring and selling shares in the same company or mutual fund at different times. However, there are four other methods to choose from:last in, first out(LIFO),dollar value LIFO,average cost(only for...