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Color Me Country

The grandbaby of a moonshine manGadsden, AlabamaGot folk down in Galveston, root...

Reporting from an Occupation

In July Tariq Mir wrote a dispatch for the NYR Online about the Indian governmen...

Refusing the Eye

The California run of “Simone Leigh,” a traveling exhibition of the artist’s wor...

Kamala Harris’s Big-Business Choice

Before the 2020 election, I wrote an ill-received column about Joe Biden’s close...

Scammers increasingly demand payment by gift card

Scammers increasingly demand payment by gift card rcuster October 16, 2018 | 7...

Romance scams rank number one on total reported losses

Romance scams rank number one on total reported losses rgiura February 12, 20...

Older adults hardest hit by tech support scams

Older adults hardest hit by tech support scams rgiura March 7, 2019 | 9:28AM ...

Government imposter scams top the list of reported frauds

Government imposter scams top the list of reported frauds jwolf July 1, 2019 |...

Pandemic purchases lead to record reports of unreceived...

Pandemic purchases lead to record reports of unreceived goods jwolf July 1, 20...

Gift cards top scammers’ wish lists

Gift cards top scammers’ wish lists bcooper1 December 21, 2020 | 10:34AM G...

Amazon tops list of impersonated businesses

Amazon tops list of impersonated businesses jwolf October 20, 2021 | 9:55AM ...

Reports of romance scams hit record highs in 2021

Reports of romance scams hit record highs in 2021 bacree February 8, 2022 | 5:...

Romance scammers’ favorite lies exposed

Romance scammers’ favorite lies exposed bacree February 8, 2023 | 10:50AM R...

Impersonation scams: not what they used to be

Impersonation scams: not what they used to be bjames@ftc.gov April 1, 2024 | 8...

The when and what of active supervision

The when and what of active supervision rcuster October 14, 2015 | 12:28PM ...

You can’t certify substantial compliance with just a “P...

You can’t certify substantial compliance with just a “Partial Log” rcuster Sep...