The IRS search term scandal makes it harder to hold big business accountable

This IRS Search Term Scandal is a sham, a fake scandal. Listen closely, though, and you’ll hear conservatives freak about being held accountable for their conduct. Since 2012, some managers of the Obama administration knew about the search term, and so did conservatives. But, it didn’t become the Search…

Getting excused from paying taxes is a privilege – not a right.

The IRS Search Term Scandal isn’t real. And there is something that no one is talking about, not the media, not conservatives, not progressives: this fake IRS scandal is really about people asking to be excused from paying taxes.  I hate paying taxes, so do you. But, I love…

I Am A US Citizen Again

On January 21, I became a citizen of the United States of America. Even though I was born and live in the US, I have felt like an outsider since 2004. That was the year that George Bush and Karl Rove put gay and lesbian membership in America on…

Burger King vs. Burger King

In trademark, reach and federal registration matter. THE WAR Gene and Betty Hoots opened a restaurant called “Burger King” in Matoon, Illinois in 1957. Then, in 1959, Gene got a trademark registration – but just in Illinois. Meanwhile, Burger King (“Big BK”), a much bigger company, got federal registration…

7 Ingredients in a Confidentiality Agreement

A Confidentiality Agreement (a/k/a “NDA”) is a promise to keep someone’s information secret. Like all contracts, there is no one way to create them. But, there are 7 things that you have to define: (1) Discloser; (2) Recipient; (3) Confidential Information; (4) Duration; (5) OK Use; (6) Recipient Obligations;…

Loud People on the Train

Today i got fed up with people who talk too loudly on the train.  Just as the announcement said “please be respectful of others when talking” these two fellow riders talked several decibels louder than was considerate. The girl on the right is stressed about the jockeying for position…

Give a Good Idea

More people want the entrepreneurial life than take it. Sometimes, I think the reason is because people lack both inspiration and time to think about which business to start. I thought it might be fun to keep a list of businesses that we wish existed. People can take good…