Opinion: After 75 years, the best is yet to come for French Hospital in SLO
Health Care & Life Science, Latest news, Op/Eds, OpinionBy Alan Iftiniuk After one of the most challenging years the health care industry has ever faced due to the COVID-19 pandemic, French Hospital Medical Center has reason to celebrate. The facility has reached a significant milestone: serving the community of San Luis Obispo County for 75 years. In 1946, Edison French, MD, set out Read More →
Opinion: 4 questions answered about the Supreme Court striking down California’s nonprofit donor disclosure requirements
Latest news, Law & Goverment, Nonprofits, Op/Eds, OpinionBy Dana Brakman Reiser, Brooklyn Law School The Supreme Court tossed out a California law requiring nonprofits to report their major donors to state officials. In a 6-3 ruling, the court said the law, intended to fight fraud, subjected donors to potential harassment and violated their First Amendment rights. Dana Brakman Reiser, a legal scholar Read More →
Opinion: Poor communication has many financial clients playing darts in the dark
Banking & Finance, Latest news, Op/Eds, Opinion, Personal FinanceBy John Grace Does this sound familiar to you? • 71% of people are worried about the rising costs of healthcare. • 67% worry about rising costs of living. • 66% are afraid market downturns will affect their savings. • Only 1/3 have broached the subject with their advisor. These are the findings of The Read More →
Opinion: Why investors fell in love with SPACs — and how the bubble burst
Banking & Finance, Latest news, Op/Eds, OpinionBy Daniele D’Alvia, Queen Mary University of London What do Taylor Swift’s record company and Asian “superapp” Grab have in common? They are both part of Wall Street’s recent deal-making fad: special purpose acquisition companies (SPACs). SPACs are shell companies that are floated on the stock market with one purpose: to buy another company. This Read More →
Opinion: CRT in schools debate generates more heat than light
Higher Education, Latest news, Op/Eds, OpinionBy Steven Mintz The teaching of critical race theory in public schools is a hot topic and raises the question of whether it should be taught in our schools. What is it trying to accomplish? Supporters say it teaches K-12 students about equality and inequities in society. Critics claim it is teaching students that America Read More →
Opinion: We can equip ourselves with the tools to save our kids
Higher Education, Latest news, Op/Eds, OpinionBy Danielle De Smeth Last year the Thacher School in Ojai turned to a team of lawyers at Munger, Tolles & Olson to document what many already knew: The school failed to properly protect its students and alumni — including by failing to follow up in some instances on students’ concerns about or reports of Read More →
Opinion: Lottery prizes can encourage vaccination, but they can’t replace trust
Latest news, Op/Eds, OpinionBy Gary Charness Medical experts and the federal government have stressed the importance of reaching herd immunity, which requires that a high proportion of the population cannot fall prey to COVID-19. While there was a huge initial wave of interest, there are still many people who have not been vaccinated. This has led to the Read More →