Next week, Rajat Gupta, former CEO of McKinsey & Co. and board member at Goldman Sachs, goes on trial, charged with leaking information about Goldman to stock trader Raj Rajaratnam .

May 17, 2012

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Trying to start a business as a student can lead to lawsuits by your university -- or even, perhaps, to the chain gang, warns soon-to-be law professor Brian Love: Over the last three decades, patent acquisition and technology licensing have become big business for US universities, which collectively obtain thousands of patents and billions in licensing revenue each year. In a never-ending quest for more royalties, university officials are increasingly likely to take and market not just the inventions of fulltime faculty members, but also those of their students.

May 17, 2012

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At a conference on white-collar crime also addressed by Manhattan's chief federal prosecutor, New York's top state prosecutor urged business lawyers to tip off the government about possible legal violations: "You operate in a world where you may learn of facts that are appropriate for investigation, from scams directed at the public or the government, to wrongful conduct in the financial sector," state Attorney General Eric Schneiderman said, according to the New York Law Journal. " We value any information or cooperation that you may provide to us."

May 17, 2012

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Yesterday I mentioned that the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission limits the use of criminal background checks in hiring.

May 17, 2012

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Here's a curious press release from a U.S. attorney's office More specifically, defendant Hung Lam pled guilty to one count of conspiracy to traffic and smuggle children’s products, including toys, containing banned hazardous substances, such as lead and small parts, in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 371, and one count of trafficking in counterfeit goods, in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 2320. ..

May 17, 2012

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California Gov. Jerry Brown announced that his state’s budget deficit will be $16 billion, up from earlier estimates of $9.2 billion, on a

May 16, 2012

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Эдвард Хаджинс

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An Indiana hotel employee committed murder and the jury said the hotel was 2 percent responsible. (It also said the victim was 1 percent responsible.) Ninety-seven percent of the responsibility, of course, belonged to the murderer. So the hotel was to be liable for 2 percent of the damages.

May 16, 2012

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The U.S. Department of Justice says it has had a grand jury exploring the Deepwater Horizon oil spill—but apparently it is unable to come up with anyone who had actually done something criminal that brought about the spill. The only person arrested in connection with the incident so far is an engineer who, while that grand jury was operating, allegedly deleted text messages from his phone.

May 15, 2012

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In the wake of a $2 billion loss by JPMorganChase—which the company’s CEO says won’t stop it from having a profitable quarter —a presidential spokesman found an opportunity to praise new financial regulations:

May 15, 2012

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Согласно ObamaCare, медицинские страховщики должны в некоторых случаях направлять возвраты застрахованным лицам. Согласно новым правилам, Wall Street Journal....

14 мая 2012 г.

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People’s genuine interests don’t conflict , but sometimes their wishes do—and when the law says you can’t produce without permission, sometimes production is stymied. But that doesn’t mean producers are helpless, and the man who put swordfighters on spaceships may have found a response that will give his neighbors a taste of regret.

14 мая 2012 г.

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If you think business freedom is compatible with prohibiting certain products, such as recreational drugs, merely because (you think) they harm their users, this video from Reason TV may make you think again. It’s the story of a business that made a benign product called Polar Pure, which outdoor adventurers could use to make water safe for drinking.

14 мая 2012 г.

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President Obama’s announcement that he supports same-sex marriage is likely to mean that in a decade or two this will no longer be a major

May 10, 2012

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Эдвард Хаджинс

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Ed Hudgins of The Atlas Society will be a panelist this Thursday night for a roundtable presented by America's Future Foundation. Topic: Church and State: The Dynamic of Religion and Liberty Who: Dr. Imad-ad-Dean Ahmad, Minaret of Freedom Institute Ed Hudgins, The Atlas Society Hugh Whelchel, Institute for Faith, Work and Economics Jacque Otto, Moderator When: Thursday, May 17, 2012 6:30 pm Drinks & Appetizers, 7:00 pm Program Where: The Fund for American Studies 1706 New Hampshire Ave NW Washington, DC 20009 Metro: DuPont Circle

May 10, 2012

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French voters guillotined the reelection hopes of center-right President Nicolas Sarkozy in favor of Socialist François Hollande, putting...

May 8, 2012

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Эдвард Хаджинс

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Отдавая должное философу, который дал разуму его основополагающий инструмент, Айн Рэнд назвала три раздела "Атласа расправленных плеч" в честь аксиом Аристотеля

7 мая 2012 г.

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Уолтер Донвей

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"Crony capitalism." Wasn't that what caused the Asian financial melt-down of 1997? Wasn't that what we were all told?

7 мая 2012 г.

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Paul Ryan Challenged By Town Hall Constituents Over Previous Praise of Ayn Rand --ThinkProgress.org The model of an Ayn Rand acolyte -- MSNBC, The Maddow blog When Americans Grow Tired of Lies -- New York Daily News Paul Ryan Sends 'Dear John' Letter to Ayn Rand -- St. Louis Post-Dispatch The Big Picture with Thom Hartmannn The Atlas Society's Ed Hudgins was interviewed by Hartmann on the Paul Ryan - Ayn Rand controversy. Republicans and Ayn Rand, a love-hate affair -- Fortune magazine Audio Surfaces of Paul Ryan's Effusive Love of Ayn Rand - The Atlantic Wire Paul Ryan rewrites himself over Ayn Rand - MSNBC (Atlas Society is mentioned and our audio played near the 3:50 mark in the video) Atlas Society: Ryan budget 'very much in line' with Ayn Rand - The Raw Story Atlas Society sees Ryan as cut from Rand's cloth - The Washington Times, 24/7 blog Does Paul Ryan have an Ayn Rand problem? - Thom Hartman program

7 мая 2012 г.

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On May 2, 2012, I appeared on “The Big Picture,” a TV show hosted by Thom Hartmann, to discuss the recent controversy surrounding Rep...

May 4, 2012

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Эдвард Хаджинс

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Newt Gingrich is an American tragedy, a capacity and a potential wasted. The failed candidate for the 2012 Republican presidential nominatio

May 2, 2012

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Эдвард Хаджинс

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