In an ancient moral parable, the Roman philosopher Cicero told the tale of Dionysius II, a tyrannical king, and his court jester Damocles who commented on the blissful, carefree life he imagined his ...

Nvidia Corporation has had a blistering rally in 2023 and has quickly become a battleground stock. We believe too much emphasis is put on short-term factors such as near-term earnings and the threat ...

Some logjams in Congress have been broken, but others stubbornly remain. In this op-ed AEI’s Elaine McCusker and John Ferrari warn that time is running out to solve critical problems of the US ...

With the U.S. government having reached its current congressionally mandated $31.4 trillion borrowing limit (“debt ceiling”) on Jan. 19 and Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen recently announcing Treasury ...

PARIS (AP) — In his inaugural address to parliament, the new French Prime Minister Michel Barnier warned Tuesday that “colossal” and spiraling debts are a “sword of Damocles” hanging over the finances ...

A tale about the hazards of power ties together a collection of large-scale photomontages of images from mass demonstrations around the US and Europe. Installation view of The Sword of Damocles (all ...

The judge presiding over the case against Mayor Adams has dismissed his indictment over allegations of corruption. United States District Judge Dale Ho of the Southern District of New York, has ...

The Critical Importance of Archiving Digital Contracts and Signatures in the Context of European eIDAS, NIS2, and DORA Regulations As digital transformation accelerates, the shift from paper to ...

Blackstone's commercial mREIT BXMT has seen its stock price drive off a cliff recently. Concerns regarding the company's office exposure (~40%) have many selling the stock. Morningstar has BXMT's five ...

A federal judge in New York City has order the attorneys for the Justice Department and Mayor Eric Adams to appear in court ...

The suspension of jury trials during the COVID-19 pandemic highlighted the strategic role played by the unknowable jury. Like the Sword of Damocles, the jury acts as a trump card, pushing plaintiffs ...