March 28, 2017
Manafort’s Real Estate Deals
WNYC quoted me in Paul Manafort’s Puzzling New York Real Estate Purchases. The story opens, Paul J. Manafort, the former Trump campaign manager facing multiple investigations for his political and financial ties to Russia, has engaged in a series of … Continue reading
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March 23, 2017
Light Bloggin’ Through March
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March 22, 2017
Judge Gorsuch v. Uncle Sam
The Hill published my latest column, Where Does Judge Gorsuch Stand on Limiting the Federal Government? It opens, This week, all eyes are on Judge Gorsuch’s confirmation hearing for a seat on the Supreme Court. While Gorsuch has not explicitly stated … Continue reading
March 22, 2017 in Miscellaneous | Permalink | No Comments
February 21, 2017
Calculating APR
OppLoans quoted me in How (and Why) to Calculate the APR for a Payday Loan. It reads, in part, Sure, you may know that taking out a payday loan is generally a bad idea. You’ve heard a horror story or … Continue reading
February 21, 2017 in Miscellaneous | Permalink | No Comments
October 8, 2016
REFinBlog Nominated As Best Legal Blog, Again
REFinBlog has been nominated for the second year in a row for The Expert Institute’s Best Legal Blog Competition in the Education Category. Please vote here if you like what you read, or click on the image above. The competition … Continue reading
October 8, 2016 in Miscellaneous | Permalink | No Comments
February 15, 2016
Lincoln at Independence Hall
On President’s Day, it is worth sitting with the words of Abraham Lincoln, spoken at an address at Philadelphia’s Independence Hall in 1861: I am filled with deep emotion at finding myself standing here, in this place, where were collected together the … Continue reading
February 15, 2016 in Miscellaneous | Permalink | No Comments
January 18, 2016
The Golden Rule of Conduct
In honor of the Reverend Martin Luther King, Jr., a quotation from Mahatma Gandhi, one of his heroes: The golden rule of conduct…is mutual toleration, seeing that we will never all think alike and we shall see Truth in fragments … Continue reading
January 18, 2016 in Miscellaneous | Permalink | No Comments