CNU-My daughter-in-law said Christmas would be easier if I stayed away, and my son did not even raise his eyes to defend me. So I stayed home, alone, exactly as requested. …

west shore of Lake Tahoe that my late wife, Ellen, once described as the only place on earth where I ever learned how to unclench my jaw. For thirty years I put liars in courtrooms and watched them explain away greed with polished language. I know what calculation looks like when it sits up straight and smiles across a dinner table.

That is why I mistrusted continue reading …