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How does the $750 tax man spend $70,000 on that hair?
Posted on September 28, 2020 Leave a Comment
The bombshell story from The New York Times on Donald Trump’s taxes is filled with appalling revelations about tax avoidance, likely tax fraud, dodgy deductions, failed businesses, vast write-offs, infusions of questionable foreign funds, and much, much more. But the item that most struck me was the report of how much he spent on his […]
New York Times fires Jill Abramson: Was it sexism?
Posted on May 17, 2014 Leave a Comment
I have been reluctant to weigh in on the matter of The New York Times‘ firing of Executive Editor Jill Abramson, because 1) so much has been written about it already, and 2) I wasn’t there, so what do I know? But I have been reflecting on my years in the newspaper business, working for […]