Freakonomics: Do Good Deeds Invite More Bad Ones? (NSQ Ep. 48)
“Life has improved immeasurably since I have been forced to stop taking it seriously.”
– Hunter S. Thompson
Cravath Launches “On Tax” Podcast (Apr. 14, 2021):
On April 2021, Cravath launched its On Tax podcast, a program designed to highlight, through conversation, the people, connections and stories that make the tax space such a fascinating and dynamic area of practice.
On each episode of On Tax, partner and host Len Teti speaks to professionals in the Cravath network about their life and work in the world of tax. The first three episodes are now available:
Episode 1 – Steve Gordon of Cravath
Steve Gordon served as Head or Co‑Head of Cravath’s Tax Department from 2000 through 2020. In this episode of On Tax, he talks about the many different paths people take into tax law, how his interest in transactional work led him to the tax practice at Cravath, and the collaborative, trusting culture he worked to cultivate in his years leading the Firm’s Tax Department.
Episode 2 – Alyson Lawrence of Johnson & Johnson
Alyson Lawrence is Vice President, Tax Planning and Counsel, at Johnson & Johnson. A third‑generation CPA, Alyson grew up on a peach farm in southern New Jersey before she attended Georgetown and UVA Law. In this episode of On Tax, she talks about her experiences at a Big Four accounting firm and as an associate at a law firm in Washington, D.C. before turning to an in-house position at J&J.
Episode 3 – Larry Pasini of Pasini Law
A born and raised New Yorker, Larry Pasini grew up in Queens before receiving full scholarships to attend Fordham and St. John’s Law. In this episode of On Tax, he talks about his experiences at three of the top law firms in New York City, including Cravath, and his decision to start his own law practice in 2017.
I am pleased to share this special, and longer than usual, edition of the Tax Justice Network’s taxcast. I think the theme, on the link
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Just 12 megadonors accounted for 7.5% of political giving over past decade, says reportABC
“Generous” Billionaires Are Part of the ProblemJacobin
Harassers and bullies succeed in tech because silence is encouraged The Registers
Childhood Hunger and Adult Crime: The Impact of the Food Stamp Program Causal Inference
Smart Asset: “Young professionals have long looked to New York, Los Angeles, Chicago and other bustling cities as places of opportunity. But in the last few years, migration patterns have shifted to show that a smaller share of Americans are moving to these cities. And after the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic, another study also reveals that the majority of young professionals are living with their parents. Even so, millennials have been the largest generation in the workforce since 2016, and as they move throughout the country in search of new job opportunities, SmartAsset crunched the numbers to find the cities and states where their net migration is the highest. To do this, we looked at Census Bureau data for all 50 states and the District of Columbia, as well as 180 cities. For details on our data sources and how we put all the information together to create our final rankings, check out the Data and Methodology section below. This is SmartAsset’s fifth annual study on where millennials are moving. Read last year’s version here…”
January weather
According to Las Cabañuelas lore, you can predict the weather for the whole year based on the weather of each day in January