Generally Speaking

On Privacy

I recently read the fascinating new book, Conspiracy, by Ryan Holiday. The book tells the behind the scenes story of the case of Terry Bollea (a/k/a Hulk Hogan) v. Gawker Media. For those not familiar, a few years back one of the websites owned by Gawker published a sex tape featuring Hogan (a former…

Anthony Bourdain’s Life Lessons Still Apply

We recently took a trip to Maine with the kids. I wouldn’t exactly call it a…

Why you should be careful about taking legal advice from your doctor/friend/family member/the internet (and why you should not take medical advice from me)…

Look past the headlines

“Can you believe he said ______?!?!?!”
 
 This may have been the most common statement made over the course of the past year. Say what you will about President Trump — the man is a master at creating headlines. Over the course of the past year the President has made headline after…

Life Lessons from Hamilton

We’ve been quiet here...

On Sinners and Saints

“All saints have a past, and all sinners have a future.”

- Anton Chekov

My wife and I have been watching the show Billions on Showtime. It’s about a power struggle between a wealthy hedge fund manager and a powerful U.S. Attorney in New…

On Life Mirroring Entertainment

Sometimes life mirrors entertainment (lately, it seems, more than ever…). 
 
 Like, for example, watching a movie from the 80’s or 90’s set in the “future” of 2020, and seeing that it got some things right (like handheld computers).
 
 Or, when a couple of (alleged)…