Impeachment Lessons and The Midnight Special
This post will eventually test your affinity for the 1970s, which featured both Richard Nixon and The Midnight Special. The Special was formative in my teenage...
Gin Van, Joan Collins and Rare Earth
Friday is upon us, so a few notes about cocktails. The cocktail snob is suffering a (deserved) backlash, as Robert O. Simonson of the New York...
White-Collar Motive, Gun Crazy Movie
In 1950, producers Frank and Maurice King released Gun Crazy, a sometimes surreal Bonnie-and-Clyde story with an introverted, pacifist gun lover (Barton Tare, played by John Dall)...
Search Warrants and Russia Raids
The execution of a search warrant on a residence owned by Paul Manafort, President Trump’s former campaign director, raises some interesting questions. Search warrants are...
Summer Crime, “Young Lawyers,” Martinis
Summer’s heat is fully upon us. Let us take a moment for crime fiction and cocktails. For recent crime-fiction releases, take a look at Midmonth...
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Please take a moment to subscribe to White Collar Wire’s email newsletter. You’ll get notice of articles before anyone else in the Western world. Just...
Risk, Reward and Pain: Doctor Lessons from An Opioid Trial
Opioid medications continue to be in the news, as demonstrated by the recent nationwide state attorneys-general investigation. This situation only demands more attention from physicians and...
Stethoscopes, Handcuffs and Pain
When does managing pain become a crime? And, what can a healthcare provider do to stay out of trouble in these days of the “opioid...
Vermouth, Bitters and Black Coffee
In speaking of the martini, Winston Churchill supposedly observed “I would like to observe the vermouth from across the room while I drink my martini.” ...
Congressional Investigations, Criminal Cases and The Knights Who Say “Ni!”
We are heading into what appears to be a summer of investigations along the Potomac, some of them in the House and Senate. What are...