November 27, 20170Comments

What I Am Reading: The Tragedy of the Reformer Who Came Too Late: Gorbachev, His Life and Times

Author William Taubman (W.W. Norton & Company, New York, 693 pages) This fascinating doorstop biography documents the story of a Shakespearian figure who tried to do the impossible: Transform an evil

by Gregory Bresiger

Personal Finance

November 14, 20170Comments

New Yorkers Love Cheap Smokes: Smuggling butts into New York by the carload

What happens when one state’s taxes are much higher than another? Economic activity moves to the low tax state or, in some cases, the high tax state becomes a smuggler’s paradise. New

by Gregory Bresiger

Lifestyle

November 9, 20170Comments

The Cellphone Disease Comes to the Workplace: Does that young worker have nomophobia? What is that? It is something that can become as addictive as drugs.

Lots of times we hear this in the workplace or in homes today: “Put down the cellphone and get to work! Put down the cellphone and go to bed!” Many bosses

by Gregory Bresiger