The Lessons From Overstock.com CEO Patrick Byrne's Gun Caper
Byrne under arrest I was appalled (but not surprised) to learn about Overstock.com CEO Patrick Byrne's latest escapade: a couple of weeks ago, he was arrested at Salt Lake Airport trying to carry a...
View ArticleAyn Rand Nation is Now in Paperback
I would be remiss if I did not point out that AYN RAND NATION, my account of the nation's long struggle with the hard-right maxims of the author of "Atlas Shrugged," is out in paperback today. It...
View ArticleIf You Don't Think We're in an Ayn Rand Nation.......
Read this: Idaho State Senator thinks Ayn Rand should be required reading for high schoolers - NY Daily News © 2013 Gary Weiss. All rights reserved. ------------------------------ My latest book is...
View ArticleGoodbye Marc Fagel, and Good Riddance
Routine news from the Securities and Exchange Commission yesterday: Marc Fagel, director of its San Francisco office, was leaving to become a partner with Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher, a leading...
View ArticleFranz Kafka, Obamacare, and Me
He worked for two insurance companies. I should preface this by saying that when I signed up for my 2014 health insurance last month on the New York exchange, four United Healthcare plans were...
View ArticleHappy Anniversary, Bernie Madoff
Today is the fifth anniversary of the Bernie Madoff scandal. Here is the blog item I wrote on it at the time. Interestingly, the questions that I raised at the time--how did he do it and for how...
View ArticleCould Arrest of Indian Diplomat Sink Preet Bharara?
Won't prosecute "untouchables," but fierce against errant diplomats For years, complaints have swirled around the most visible--and inexplicable--outcome of the 2008 financial crisis: Not a single...
View ArticlePreet Bharara Pours Gasoline on the Fire
Protests continue in India over diplomat's arrest. Thank you, Preet Bharara! The raging diplomatic incident that has breached relations between the U.S. and India--the arrest of a deputy counsel...
View ArticleUnited Healthcare, Obamacare, Franz Kafka, and the 'Positive Healthcare...
United Healthcare was excited to have me The letter from United Healthcare was dated December 9, 2013. It said as follows: Dear GARY WEISS, Thank you for choosing United Healthcare. We are excited to...
View ArticleJudge Fines Overstock.com $6.8 Million, Rules It Needs a 'Price Coach'
Sam Antar's blog is out this weekend with an item describing how a California judge has slammed Overstock.com with a $6.8 million penalty for consumer fraud. Ruling on a lawsuit brought by a consortium...
View ArticleThe Smearing of Steve Emerson
I haven't been blogging in a while. I've been busy with other stuff, and nothing has really raised my hackles enough to bang out something here—at least, until now. What has gotten me annoyed has to do...
View ArticleSteven Emerson, Smears, and the Folly of Ideological Labels
So I see that Steven Emerson has been smeared again by the New York Times, and by the same reporter, Robert Mackey. I'm referring to this article. For the third time in a week, Mackey has referred to...
View ArticleClosing the File on a Criminal and Junkie Named Judd Bagley
Bagley after his arrest on eight felony counts of forgery Updated April 2015 with mugshot and details from arrest record and libel suit. I've written about a rogues gallery of criminals over the...
View ArticleAnnouncement re The Mideast Reporter
A note to readers: Please be advised that I have not been with The Mideast Reporter, which I co-founded and co-edited, since Nov. 21, 2015. I have had no editorial or marketing role in the venture...
View ArticleThe Pathetic Irwin Lipkin: a Bernard Madoff Reminiscence
Irwin Lipkin being wheeled out of court The recent Madoff two-part series on ABC, starring a very convincing Richard Dreyfuss, brought back a flood of memories of my own very limited experience with...
View ArticleAnnouncement re Mideast Dig (formerly "Mideast Reporter")
A note to readers: Please be advised that I have not been with The Mideast Reporter (currently DBA "Mideast Dig") which I co-founded and co-edited, since Nov. 21, 2015. I have had no editorial or...
View ArticleThe Vindication of Steve Emerson?
In a pair of blog posts early last year I examined the smearing of Steve Emerson, the terrorism expert who was keel-hauled through the media after referring to "no-go zones" in European cities. That...
View ArticleAnnouncement re The Mideast Reporter DBA "Mideast Dig"
A note to readers: Please be advised that I have not been with The Mideast Reporter (N/K/A "Mideast Dig") which I co-founded and co-edited, since Nov. 21, 2015. I have had no editorial or marketing...
View ArticleOverstock.com CEO Patrick Byrne Loses 'Deep Capture' Libel Suit
Defendant Mark Mitchell: "the truth was of no consequence" No libel suit victory is worth celebrating, not even the famous suits against the anti-Semite Henry Ford and the red-baiter Westbrook Pegler....
View ArticleDid You Know That Gary Weiss Speaks?
Yes, he does, or to put it another way, I do. My well-received speaking engagements have spanned many topics, from media bias in the Middle East to Ayn Rand. I've spoken before New York Stock Exchange...
View ArticleDonald Trump and Lying Liars
The media lately has been calling Donald Trump a "liar" in its own voice. That's accurate. He does lie. But does the media want to be in the liar-calling business? What about all the other liars in the...
View ArticleCanadian Court Wallops Overstock.com CEO Patrick Byrne
Fake news promoter Mark Mitchell A Canadian appellate court has a lump of coal for the Christmas stocking of Overstock.com CEO Patrick Byrne: pay a libel judgment for lying on a fake news website, or...
View ArticleFake New Impresario Patrick Byrne Gets Canadian Court Deadline
Update: Byrne's appeal was rejected by the British Columbia Court of Appeals. The decision is posted here.A longer version of this post appeared in The Huffington Post. See also this follow-up...
View Article5,000 Reasons Why the Overstock.com Saga is Crazier Than Ever
Byrne is the kindest, warmest, bravest human being..... This post has been updated to reflect developments subsequent to initial publication. It's been a long time since the financial press has cast a...
View ArticleRETAIL GANGSTER: The Insane, Real-Life Story of Crazy Eddie
I'm pleased to report that my next book "RETAIL GANGSTER: The Insane, Real-Life Story of Crazy Eddie" will be published on August 23, 2022 by Hachette Books. I'll be having more to say about the book...
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