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February 15, 2020
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The Age of Politics Through the Years

Nearly 30 years ago, I was sitting in an office at Bloomberg News when Mike Bloomberg stopped by. The room, I think, had windows to the […]
November 30, 2015
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Stop! Maybe. Well, Maybe Not.

You can learn a lot about a society by the way people drive. The problem is I’m just not sure what that is. I always found […]
November 16, 2015
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The Romanian Transformation

(Originally published in the 2016 edition of City Compass Romania: Bucharest & Beyond, a terrific guide for expats and tourists here in Romania.) One warm morning, […]
August 24, 2015
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A Woman I’m Happy Got a Plaque

Several months ago, I came across something in Bucharest that was so unexpected and so much fun that I was thinking to write a blog post […]
April 23, 2015
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Hickory Dickory Dock, The Mouse Ran Up George Enescu

Being roughly twice the age of the internet, I believe I have the right to render some judgment on this latest flash in the pan.  (I […]
April 18, 2014

Oh Yeah? Standardize This!

In case you missed it last week, the European Commission announced it wants to make it easier for companies with single shareholders (meaning small and medium-sized […]
December 10, 2013

How I Know I’m Not in New York (Part 9)

“Black Friday-and-a-half” I apologize for the delay, but I’ve been out shopping and didn’t have time until now to jot down the recent conversation with my […]
December 1, 2013

A Jew. Of course.

(Originally published in the November 2013 issue of Elle magazine.) Some time ago, I was ruining my day trying to accomplish something simple at my bank […]