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  Way back in the late 1960s, activism took the form of telling us Boomers not to pay our bills. Those doing the telling were hairy types like Abbie Hoffman , the bills not to be paid were utilities. That was supposed to send messages about the Viet Nam war, non-engaged higher education and, yes, greedy landlords. Here in 2026, the tellers, reports The Wall Street Journal , are Influencers. The bills not to be paid or delayed tactics used are the medical ones. The statement, obviously, is that the whole healthcare loop, from insurance to treatment, is way too expensive.  What's going down is this, details the WSJ: "In just the last three months, there have been more than 426,000 mentions across X, Bluesky, YouTube and Reddit of medical bills, advice not to pay them, tips on negotiating bills lower, and related topics ... " A year ago, there were only a bit over 1,000 mentions. The folks adopting this activist point of view aren't just the ones who can't afford so...

A few years ago angst on Reddit Big Law about AI wiping out lawyers' jobs was usually downvoted. Also, a year ago, there was Paul, Weiss partner Brad Karp's prediction on Lawyer Monthly that AI would 1) significantly reduce demand for junior lawyers and 2) turn certain practices into commodities. That generated some discussion, but, again, no real angst. More recently, there has been a psychic shift. I know that from the lawyers I coach and provide tarot readings. In addition, the tone and content about AI on Reddit Big Law has transformed to almost radical acceptance . The general meme is this: Human lawyers will have an increasingly hard time competing with AI. In about 10 years, forget it. AI will win. You can bear witness to that in this Reddit post.   On that Reddit post lawyers admit that two or three years ago AI was nothing to worry about. However, it has been a surprisingly fast learner. On Reddit, a lawyer using Claude Fable 5   reports: " ... from the ti...

Kirkland & Ellis, the largest and most profitable law firm, has made this bombshell announcement : It will no longer disclose to media details of its financial performance. So, the legal and business worlds now wonder if other highly profitable law firms will also go silent about those kinds of metrics. K&E offered no explanations why. It only stated that such quantitative details provide no meaningful insight about the quality of its services.  Well, well. One source to Bloomberg Law  made this observation: "The decision had been in the works for multiple years, according to two people. One of the people said firm leaders were wary of client response to reporting on the firm’s equity partner profits, which were $11 million in its latest reporting." Also for years the K&E model has been imitated by other law firms eager to boost their own Profits Per Equity Partner. So. it's not unthinkable that Paul, Weiss, for example, which seems to have grafted on pieces ...

  The three top players in M&A recently have been Kirkland & Ellis, Latham and Wachtell.  That means that Paul, Weiss' Scott Barshay, whose signature is M&A transactions , needed a win. Yes, a high-profile one. Ever since he took over the chairmanship job in a February 2026 coup, Barshay has been closely watched. Can this guy lead that major law firm in this disruptive time in the legal sector? Sure, he can lawyer. Sure, he can manage. But leadership is a whole different job function. Well, the win came. Along with Paul, Weiss partners Laura Turano and Cristina Barshay handled the sell-side legal issues associated with US software company PTC. It is being acquired by French engineering Schneider Electric SE. The transaction is all-cash: $22.6 billion. Driviing the transaciton is the need to bulk up with AI capability. Major competitor Siemens is already immersed in AI. Debevoise is the legal advisor for Schneider.  A risk for Schneider is that the strategy ...

Probably the last generation in America to have it "easy" was us Boomers.  The post-WWII economic boom was kicking in. College opened up to us and was cheap. Investing, not just surviving, was doable. And we became the wealthiest generation in America. At least so far. Members of Generation Alpha - born between 2010 and 2024 - could outdo us. A recent PwC survey found two things: These kids are entrepreneurs from the get-go. 86% earn their own money. They are one with technology. It's like breathing air for them. 38% use AI tools for fun. But much could go wrong along the way.  As CNBC cautions, pareents have to guide Alphas to invest the money, not get caught up in consumerism. For big spenders even something as basic as financial security - never mind acquisition of wealth - has been unbundled from high earning power. Up to 40% of those grossing $300k - $500k annually live paycheck to paycheck. Also, despite the myriad grim warnings about the unmarketability of m...

  "I am a fast learner." When we were teenagers looking for summer jobs, that's what we Boomers told employers. In those days the post-WWII economy was kicking off. Manpower was needed. Eager-to-learn was the right hustle. See, businesses did train. Actually they preferred to train you in how they do things. You wouldn't have to unlearn bad work procedures. Now, expressing eagerness to learn or if it's obvious you need training beyond a brief onboarding - that immediately knocks you out of the box. The current labor market mandates that you perform the required tasks from day-one. And better than the other hundreds applying for that postion or gig. That's exactly why entry-levels can't get in. Those new academic graduates include PhDs. Here's a snippet from Reddit: "I don’t see why companies would want to let anyone with a PhD, who expects better pay, to learn on the job. You gotta think value. What can you bring them? Highlight that and engage i...