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Best-Read Blunders Of 2025
Here's what clicked the most for me on Substack this year. Not my best work, not the biggest story, not even the most-important development – but it…
Dec 29, 2025
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Al Lewis
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Tax Time For A Dead Billionaire
Texas businessman Robert T. Brockman coughs up $750 million from beyond the grave.
Dec 27, 2025
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Al Lewis
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Going All Enron On Them
Before subprime auto lender Tricolor imploded, its CEO allegedly proposed one of the dumbest stunts in corporate history
Dec 20, 2025
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Al Lewis
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Kat's Creepy Creations
Where can you buy human body parts? Try Harvard Medical School.
Dec 14, 2025
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Al Lewis
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How To Rob A Greedy Bank
Mary Carole McDonnell has been retired for seven years after allegedly defrauding banks that didn't bother checking out her story
Dec 11, 2025
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Al Lewis
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Small Town Bankster
Reckless lending, casino gambling and allegedly doctored books led to the demise of a century-old community bank. Now its CEO faces prison time.
Dec 6, 2025
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Al Lewis
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JPMorgan Chase Can Check Their Butts
A young entrepreneur duped the bank out of $175 million. Now her defense lawyers are billing the bank for cellulite butter.
Dec 4, 2025
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Al Lewis
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Be Thankful For 3D-Printed Chicken Soup
Campbell's fired an employee without first asking the right questions. Now he's putting a big dent in its can.
Nov 29, 2025
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Al Lewis
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Meditations With A Sex Offender
Deepak Chopra tried to help Jeffrey Epstein get some sleep
Nov 25, 2025
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Al Lewis
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Straighten Up And Fly Right
Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy says, 'The Golden Age of Travel Starts With You,' as the horrifying passenger antics continue
Nov 22, 2025
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Al Lewis
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Winter Is Coming For Summers
I warned readers about Larry Summers' gross incompetence in 2013. Now it's back on full display in emails with Jeffrey Epstein.
Nov 19, 2025
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Al Lewis
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Pardon My Ponzi
Twice-convicted swindler Eliyahu Weinstein got a Trump commutation. Now he's going to back to prison for a third fraud.
Nov 18, 2025
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Al Lewis
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