‘Search and Hide’ Deals with the Complexity of the Right to Privacy

HIDE AND SEEKMixed History of the Right to Privacyby Amy Gajda376 pages. Viking. 30 dollars. In her sarcastic and captivating new book, Seek and Hide, Amy Gajda traces the history of the right to privacy and its (understandably full) relationship to the First Amendment in the United States. English common law includes the concept of …

Americans Definitely Support Deals For College Athletes, According to Survey

Forty-six percent of respondents said colleges should pay their athletes, while 49 percent said they shouldn’t. These numbers diverged when taking into account age, race and, to a lesser extent, gender. For example, 63 percent of those under 45 thought colleges should pay their athletes, while only 32 percent of respondents over 45 were in …

Legislature Increases Global Deal’s Chances to Block Corporate Tax Havens

Treasury officials Itai Grinberg and Rebecca Kysar, who are leading global negotiations for the US, defended in a post last week “Business and investment can improve in the US” by 21 percent. Treasury Secretary Janet L. Yellen said after a virtual meeting with colleagues from the 7-nation Group last week that the higher rate would …

Tom Reich, Who Made Big Deals for Baseball Stars, Dies at 82

After the 1979 season, Mr. Reich persuaded the Astros’ general manager, Tal Smith, to give Richard a new five-year contract with a base salary of $200,000 (about $722,000 in today’s money) plus incentives. But weeks later, another leading agent, Dick Moss, hires Astros owner John McMullen to join California Angels’ future Hall of Famer and …