April 4, 2025    3 min read

Opportunity Zones 3.0 A Completely Different Plan

This is about Opportunity Zones and a completely different way of thinking about them.  Let’s start with the former Opportunity Zone program, which I will refer to as OZ-1.  The concept was wonderful; I mean, how could anyone argue against rich people investing in poor areas? However, there were some problems with it that limited its efficacy.

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April 3, 2025

Opportunity Zones 3.0 | A Completely Different Plan

This is about Opportunity Zones and a completely different way of thinking about them.  Let’s start with the former Opportunity Zone program, which I will refer to as OZ-1.  The concept was wonderful; I mean, how could anyone argue against rich people investing in poor areas? However, there were some problems with it that limited its efficacy.

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March 7, 2025    3 min read

Where (More) Good Ideas Come From

A few years ago, I wrote an article for Above the Law entitled, Where Good Ideas Come From.  It was from a book I read that caught my fancy when I was browsing in a bookstore called Where Good Ideas Come From, written by Steven Johnson.   I took a chance and read it and was quite impressed.  

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