Chris Edwards and Yasmeen Kallash-Kyler Which states have the highest and lowest levels of public corruption? Public corruption generally involves elected or career government officials stealing public property or receiving bribes from businesses and individuals in return for special treatment. Some recent examples are here. We previously explored Department of Justice (DOJ) data on corruption convictions in the nation’s 94 federal judicial ...
Walter Olson A brushback pitch, according to the Baseball Reference site, “is a pitch thrown close enough to the batter to intimidate him.” That’s a fair description of the lawsuit the Trump administration aimed at all 15 of the federal district court judges in Maryland in their personal, not just official, capacities over an obscure court rule in deportation cases. ...
Foxit, a major PDF software company founded in China, removed any mention of its various U.S. government customers from its website after Fox News Digital began asking questions about its government ties and Chinese connections. The company develops PDF software for reading, editing and signing documents, with customers ranging from businesses to U.S. agencies. Foxit was founded in 2001 in ...
Jeffrey A. Singer News that Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., fired Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Director Susan Monarez, MD, due to disagreements over vaccine policy—followed by three top CDC officials, Drs. Daskalakis, Houry, and Jernigan resigning—underscores how politicized the agency has become. These events highlight why we need to decentralize public health and remove ...
Former England international John Barnes has spoken candidly about his long-running battle with HMRC, insisting he is working hard to repay his tax liabilities despite what he calls misleading reports in the press. The ex-Liverpool and Watford winger, who was the first £10,000-a-week footballer in the top flight, told All Things Business – The Podcast that he has been paying ...
Sir Jim Ratcliffe has sold luxury motorcycle jacket brand Belstaff to sportswear label Castore, in a further sign of the billionaire scaling back his Ineos empire outside its core chemicals business. The deal, announced on Thursday, will see Castore acquire the heritage fashion house for an undisclosed sum, while Ineos will take a minority stake in the fast-growing sportswear company, ...
Europe’s powerhouse trio, the U.K., France, and Germany (E3), on Thursday initiated the process to reimpose sweeping sanctions against Iran over its ‘significant non-compliance’ with international nuclear agreements. At 9 am EST, they submitted a letter to the president of the United Nations Security Council, Panama’s Ambassador Eloy Alfaro de Alba, notifying him of their intent to trigger the snapback sanctions mechanism enshrined ...
Newly declassified documents have stated that former President Barack Obama was present for key meetings with his top intelligence and national security officials that led to critical steps in the opening of the Trump–Russia investigation. Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard and CIA Director John Ratcliffe have declassified new documents related to the origins of the original Trump–Russia probe at ...
London-based consultancy Firestarter is helping scale-ups break away from convention, blending creativity and psychology to build bold, distinctive brands. Founder Mickey Wilson tells us how it started, how it’s evolving, and why authenticity matters more than ever. What was the inspiration behind Firestarter? After years running an agency for big corporates, creative strategist Mickey Wilson realised her real passion lay ...
Barclays has agreed to sell its stake in Entercard Group, the Nordic consumer credit provider, to joint venture partner Swedbank for 2.6 billion Swedish krona (£200 million). The deal is part of the UK bank’s strategy to streamline its operations and dispose of non-core businesses. Barclays said the sale would release around £900 million in risk-weighted assets, lifting its common ...