Our View: Water wars continue to shake Ventura County
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Opinion: 4 questions answered about the Supreme Court striking down California’s nonprofit donor disclosure requirements
By 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
By 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 →
Our View: Reagan Library talks paint a vision for GOP
What happens at the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library in Simi Valley does not happen by accident.It is no accident that the library itself is on a hill like the crow’s nest on a ship, pointing the way to future. The choice of post-2020 election speakers at the library is no accident either. From former House Read More →
Opinion: Why investors fell in love with SPACs — and how the bubble burst
By 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
By 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
By 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 →
