I have seen “wage theft” cases reported everywhere and they have always confused me. The issue has always seemed to me to be “time theft” since the issue really is workers being compensated – or not – for their time. But, the facts of the cases often seemed contradictory, so, I started researching and found […]

A personality on ESPN called Donald Trump a white supremacist, and then some, and the White House Press Secretary then called for the personality to be fired. She was not fired, but suspended, but there are now calls for the White House Press Secretary to suffer consequences for the demand for the firing! There is […]

The Internet is only about twenty years old, in popularity. Email and web surfing really didn’t hit big until the mid-1990’s and then it exploded – as we know. Today we use the Internet for everything and banking, like sales and so much more, has been revolutionized by being online. One aspect of the online […]

California’s Governor just vetoed a bill that would have required presidential candidates to disclose five years of tax returns in order to get ballot access. He said it would be likely thrown out by the courts and that it is a dangerous instrument to use. We’ll explore this today, but it’s definitely Senior Legal Analyst […]

We have done many BTN segments on weight. I will spare you the time of listening to the prior segments by summarizing them today – and then going further. We must go on because there is striking new information out from the Centers for Disease Control and they show the problems Americans are having with […]

When I think of a “leader,” I think politics, of course, given my orientation and bias. But there are many leaders, in many fields; business executives, Scout “leaders” (literally), sports figures, the list is long. However, is there a given set of characteristics that define a “leader” such that we can create a list of […]

My last car was my last fossil fuel car – I had made that decision long ago. So, my current car is a Chevy Volt and I don’t use much gas at all! Many people are deciding to take matters into their own hands and act on climate change – and governmental units are, as […]

On the show today, we discussed the political component of the Harvey Weinstein story. In this BTN, we look at the legal problems arising from his situation. Mr. Weinstein has apparently been the beneficiary of eight settlements with women (they stopped suing him) and now his company has ousted him. From potential criminal prosecution, to […]

You may have heard that distracted driving is a bad thing – it leads to accidents and death, and yes it does. Also, texting while driving is dangerous – as bad as drinking and driving. While also true, there is more – the cars themselves may be leading to distracted driving – by design! A […]

If you are in L.A. today, welcome to “Indigenous Peoples’ Day” as there is not an official City of Los Angeles “Columbus Day” celebration to be found – it has been eradicated from the city calendar! Plus, the County of Los Angeles has done so as well, and other large cities (and a few states) […]