New Orleans The New York Times zinged out a righteous editorial today to my shock and awe about the fact that something should mitigate the arbitrary and capricious power of banks to unilaterally determine whose business they will take and whose they will not take. In this case they were talking about the way …
Author: wade
Wikileaks and the Christmas Spirit
New Orleans Merry Christmas! Having said that, here’s a story about the Christmas spirit of giving, though perhaps with a twist, turn, and surprise in the direction of Wikileaks. Yesterday I posted a Wall Street Journal article on the increasing expenditures by Wiklileaks, which contrary to the impact they have had on the global scene …
Shoestring Philanthropists and Charitable Deductions
New Orleans Parade magazine is still an insert feature in my hometown paper. Last Sunday a copy was shoved my way marking a story about a “shoestring philanthropist.” I like that term. I’m a huge sucker for these stories, because while billionaires get the features in big newspapers and magazines, surveys and real analysis …