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The Harvard School of Health/Department of Nutrition should have been embarrassed by the debunking of its most recent study on red meat and diabetes — if anyone was still paying attention. The splashy headline that red meat increases the risk of diabetes, followed by the media’s sprint to the next sensation, is the archetype of…

When I was in law school twenty-something years ago, a landlord tried to keep my full $2,000 security deposit by claiming I had broken some flimsy freestanding cabinet in the bathroom. Her approach always struck me as naïve. She knew I was a law student, and that I would be itching to try out my…

The explanation most employers give for ordering employees to return to the office is that when employees have serendipitous conversations in the hallway, the company makes more money. Since it’s hard to measure serendipity, no one can say whether this is true or not. On the other hand, one very measurable metric is an employer’s…

When the mayor of Miami-Dade County closed gyms for COVID hysteria, I used a palm tree by my condo for punching bag workouts. The smooth bark of the palm tree protected my boxing gloves, I could box in 360 degrees around the trunk, and the circumference of the tree was similar to the gym heavy…

I remember from law school this one professor who was teaching us what to say and not say in front of a judge or jury. The professor said you should never make an argument starting with “I think … ” or “I believe … .” Everyone knows you don’t actually care. As a lawyer, your…