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Claiming Bad Bunny Isn’t Successful Is as Foolish As Claiming He Isn’t American
Over the past 20 years, the Super Bowl halftime show has featured performances by the Rolling Stones, the Who, Coldplay, Shakira, and Rihanna. Unlike Bad Bunny, the Puerto Rican pop star who drew a record audience for his performance at Sunday’s Super Bowl LX, none of those performers are American citizens. Yet the conservative outrage […]
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Bulletproof Your Balance Sheet: 7 High-Yield Strategies to Harvest Fortune with Agriculture ETFs
Executive Summary: The Strategic Imperative for Agricultural Assets In the current global financial architecture, the traditional 60/40 portfolio—comprising 60% equities and 40% bonds—faces an existential crisis. The correlation between stocks and bonds, which historically provided diversification, has tightened, leaving investors vulnerable to simultaneous drawdowns in both asset classes. This phenomenon is driven by a unique […]
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Crypto Market Cycles Are Changing How Investors Approach Risk and Returns
Crypto markets have always moved in cycles. Periods of rapid growth are often followed by corrections, consolidation, and eventual recovery. These cycles have historically been driven by technological innovation, liquidity conditions, and investor sentiment. While volatility remains a defining characteristic of digital assets, the way investors respond to market cycles is beginning to evolve. Instead […]
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Defendant’s Giving E-Mail Address as Prosecutor’s Name + “suxcox696969@gmail.com” Isn’t Contempt of Court
From Commans v. Dunbar, decided Friday by Judge Jennifer M. Perkins, joined by Judge Kent E. Cattani: Daniel Commans appeals his conviction and punishment for contempt of court for providing a vulgar email address with a coded insult to the prosecutor during a virtual court hearing. We reverse because Commans’ behavior in providing the email […]
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Letter to the Editor
Last week, I submitted this letter to the Editor of the New York Times. It was not selected, so I will publish it here: Re: Why The Times Is Expanding Its Supreme Court Coverage (Feb. 2) and Federal Courts Undercut Trump’s Mass Deportation Campaign (Feb. 1): Twice in the span of twenty-four hours, the Times felt […]
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Half-Hearted Halftime Outrage
Playing defense. The Seattle Seahawks triumphed over the New England Patriots in Super Bowl LX in a mostly snoozy defensive struggle. The final score of 29–13 makes the game sound a lot more exciting than it was. Neither team scored a touchdown until the fourth quarter. The vast majority of the game saw Seattle running […]
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Use of Still from “Girls Do Porn” Video to Criticize Later Employer of Alleged Participant Is Fair Use, not Copyright Infringement
The allegedly infringing Tweet, from the court file; I’ve redacted the last name and part of the face, just as a matter of editorial discretion. From Judge George Daniels’ opinion Tuesday in MCM Group 22 LLC v. Perry (S.D.N.Y.), which strikes me as quite correct, given the fair use doctrine: Plaintiff is a limited […]
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Market Watch as Dow Eyes Long-Term Breakout
Wall Street began the trading week with renewed optimism as major U.S. indexes traded higher, led by a sharp rally in the Dow Jones Industrial Average as it approached the symbolic 50,000 level. Futures tied to the Dow, S&P 500, and Nasdaq indicated broad market confidence early in the session. Traders pointed to easing volatility, […]
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Shatter Your Debt: The Ultimate 2026 Blueprint for Refinancing Student Loans and Boosting Savings
Executive Summary: The Financial Pivot of 2026 The fiscal landscape of 2026 presents a unique paradox for the American student loan borrower. We stand at the intersection of restrictive new federal legislation—specifically the “One Big Beautiful Bill Act” (OBBBA) enacted in July 2025—and a private lending market that has matured into a hyper-competitive arena offering […]
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Cango Inc. Releases 2025 Letter to Shareholders
DALLAS, Feb. 9, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — Cango Inc. (NYSE: CANG) today released a letter to shareholders highlighting its strategic transformation and roadmap to evolve from a global Bitcoin miner into an AI compute infrastructure platform. Throughout the past year, Cango executed a disciplined entry into the industry, balancing speed with operational prudence to build its […]
