In general, great companies prefer to grow organically, as Wall Street likes to say. That is, from the inside out, by finding new markets or by taking market share from their competitors.
The most distinguishing element of my novels is that I try as hard as I can - within the context of a popular commercial thriller - to make them feel authentic. Drawing on real locations and real events is part of that authenticity.
Volatility may be rising simply because investors must digest more information every day.
Evidence of defendants' lavish lifestyles is often used to provide a motive for fraud. Jurors sometimes wonder why an executive making tens of millions of dollars would cheat to make even more. Evidence of habitual gluttony helps provide the answer.
Sergeant Bergdahl may have broken any number of military laws.
If only the human body could handle trauma as well as biotechnology stocks do.
Even so, sometimes I wish I did have a little bit more flair in my language.
For chat-room tyros who expect to make their first million day-trading by age 27, paging through the Sunday newspaper with a pair of scissors just to save a couple of cents on Cheetos seems so, well, old economy.
Never underestimate the power of Abby Joseph Cohen.
Also, most people read fiction as an escape - and I wonder whether my books aren't a bit too grounded in reality to reach the widest possible audience.
The notion that employees and companies have a social contract with each other that goes beyond a paycheck has largely vanished in United States business.
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Alex Berenson: Biography and Life Work
Alex Berenson was a notable American writer. The story of Alex Berenson began on January 6, 1973 in New York, U.S..
Alex Norman Berenson (born January 6, 1973) is an American writer who was a reporter for The New York Times , and has authored several thriller novels as well a book on corporate financial filings. His 2019 book Tell Your Children: The Truth About Marijuana, Mental Illness and Violence sparked controversy, earning denunciations from many in the scientific and medical communities.
Legacy and Personal Influence
Academic foundations were established at Yale University. Personally, Alex Berenson was married to Jacqueline Anne Basha.
Philosophical Views and Reflections
In 2019, Berenson authored the book Tell Your Children: The Truth About Marijuana, Mental Illness and Violence , which argues that marijuana use contributes to psychotic disorders and violent crime. The book "received positive coverage from The New Yorker and Mother Jones for what some called its troubling truths" but was denounced as alarmist and inaccurate in the scientific and medical communities because of his claims that cannabis causes psychosis and violence; many scientists state that he is drawing inappropriate conclusions from the research, primarily by inferring causation from correlation , : 1 : 1 : 1 : 1 : 1 as well as cherry picking : 1 data that fits his narrative, and falling victim to selection bias via his use of anecdotes : 1 to back up his assertions.
On April 14, 2023, Berenson filed a lawsuit in a federal district court against President Joe Biden in his official capacity, members of his administration in their individual capacities, and a board member and the CEO of Pfizer alleging that they pressured Twitter to ban him thereby violating his First Amendment protections. On September 29, 2025, U.S. District Judge Jessica G. L. Clarke dismissed Berenson's lawsuit, ruling that he lacked standing to bring his claim.
