Columns

McDonald's and Verizon

February 20, 2019

Dear Mr. Berko: My stockbroker thinks that the recent viral confrontation between a McDonald’s customer and a McDonald’s employee will be used as an excuse to cause large strikes at units all over the country, in which employees will demand higher ...

Must lawyers use AI in 2019? A judge says 'yes'

February 20, 2019

Nicole Black, BridgeTower Media Newswires Many of the lawyers I encounter are intimidated by technology. Rapid technological advancements have left them bewildered, and thus unwilling to even attempt to catch up. For those lawyers, turning a blind eye to technology ...

Sufficient affluence/sustainable economy (episode one)

February 20, 2019

By John F. Sase, Ph.D. Gerard J. Senick, general editor Julie G. Sase, copy editor William A. Gross, researcher “We should understand well that all things are the work of the Great Spirit. We should know the Great Spirit is within all things: the trees, ...

The death penalty, an ­American tradition on the decline

February 20, 2019

James Acker and Brian Keogh University at Albany, State University of New York (THE CONVERSATION) — Capital punishment has been practiced on American soil for more than 400 years. Historians have documented nearly 16,000 executions, accomplished by burning, ...

Are you picking the wrong money goals?

February 20, 2019

Liz Weston, NerdWallet Setting smart, achievable goals is important if you want to take charge of your financial life. But many of us are surprisingly bad at choosing the goals that actually matter most to us. Investment research firm Morningstar had 318 ...

Trial notebook tips

February 20, 2019

Judge F. Dennis Saylor IV and Daniel I. Small BridgeTower Media Newswires It almost goes without saying that a successful trial lawyer needs to be thoroughly prepared. But hard work alone is not enough, and even the most prodigious memory will carry you only ...