I think when you have lawyers arguing over whether you can keep a detainee at 46 degrees... for two hours, that's not torture. It may be unpleasant, it may be coercive... but let's say what torture actually is, and that's not it. Alex Berenson arguecoercivedegree share on social
At the end of 2000, most investors were optimistic that a return to quick gains could not be far off. Alex Berenson endgaininvestor Change image and share on social
When all the plants in a region are running at full steam, there is simply no way to get more power. Alex Berenson fullplantpower Change image and share on social
Of all the big Internet companies, Yahoo is the most highly valued on a price-earnings and price-sales basis. Alex Berenson basisbigcompany Change image and share on social
Would-be drug companies must either produce medicines that stand up to federal scrutiny, demonstrate that their data has value to other companies, or go out of business. Alex Berenson businesscompanydatum Change image and share on social
Federal laws against kickbacks bar pharmaceutical companies from directly giving money to patients for co-payments on the drugs they make. Alex Berenson barcompanydirectly Change image and share on social
Every public company depends to some extent on the trust of its investors. Alex Berenson companydependextent Change image and share on social
In Ghazalia, Mr. Hussein showed his contempt for the majority Shiites in ways large and small. He refused to allow them even one mosque, while the Sunnis had nearly a dozen. To worship, the Shiites had to cross an inconveniently located bridge over the sewage canal to Shula. Alex Berenson bridgecanalcontempt share on social
Some companies use off-balance-sheet partnerships to raise money or to buy assets without ever telling their shareholders in their financial statements. Alex Berenson assetbalancebuy Change image and share on social
Enron had already collapsed and filed for bankruptcy protection by the beginning of 2002. But despite complaints from short sellers that corporations had used accounting gimmickry to inflate their profits, many investors thought the crisis at Enron was an isolated case. Alex Berenson accountbankruptcybegin share on social