A Decade of Blogging
Ten years ago from this past Sunday, on August 21, 2006, I put up the first post on this blog. I had zero readers. I bet no one ever even read that post until, perhaps, today. In fact, according to my…
This Post About Kim Kardashian Will Leave You Utterly Speechless
According to this article, the Securities and Exchange Commission is sending out inquiries to certain publicly traded technology companies to ask them whether they are involved in any illegal exports to Syria. Among the subjects of concern by the SEC…
Yes, We Have No Bananas!
The problem with many economic sanctions, particularly those aimed at drug lords, is that they wind up hurting the wrong people. Consider the case of the designation of the inaccurately named John Angel Zabaneh by the Office of Foreign Assets…
Friday Round-Up
Here are a few recent odds and ends that are worth a mention (and to catch up on a few things I missed while on vacation): The Directorate of Defense Trade Controls (“DDTC”) issued guidance as to which activities are “gunsmithing”…
Gone Fishin’ (Again)
Longtime friend and blog reader Pat had a good catch (so to speak) with respect to yesterday’s post on the Ernest Hemingway International Billfishing Tournament in Cuba. The post noted that participation in the tournament by U.S. persons might be…