‘Never scratch a fortune’ 從來不刮財       Early in my career while toiling in the vineyards of philanthropy, I learned never to question the provenance of wealth. The acquisition of riches is not always odor-free: e.g., Astor, Ford, Rockefeller, Carnegie, etc. — the people who built America may have gone to church on Sunday but stole, robbed, shot strikers, and exploited the proles for the other six days. But through foundations and direct giving, they also establis

ICE should be defunded and disarmed. Immigration & Customs Enforcement (ICE) is a federal law enforcement agency responsible for enforcing immigration laws and investigations related to customs and trade. It has been around since 2003. Under Trump, it has gone rogue. It is poorly led; agents are poorly trained, poorly behaved and — as we have seen repeatedly — quick to shoot; they are masked, nameless goons assaulting whomever they wish. The agents should be disarmed immediat

The Lebon  Prize has been awarded to  Donald J.Trump for moving the murder of Renee Good by one of his ICEmen -- and the Jeffrey Epstein saga -- off the front pages. DJT has long coveted the Nobel  Peace Prize. The Nobel Committee is unlikely to cave into his churlish, deranged, playground behavior and his insistent demand to fork it over. Venezuela's opposition leader in exile, Maria Corina Machado, gifted her medal to him but that does not count! The Lebon  is the appropri