“Inigo Montoya” On Netanyahu July 16, 2025 But first . . . Inside Big Law: The Cost of Silence Is Democracy Itself . . . argues a high school drop-out who went on to graduate from Harvard Law School, land a job at Davis Polk, and then get fired. I asked a long-time partner at another top firm that’s tangled with Trump for his thoughts: It’s a heartfelt, smart article. And I agree with him 100% that silence is complicity. But what do you do when the bully has all the power and realistically threatens to eliminate you. If we all band together we stand a chance, no doubt, but we don’t. And Big Law’s primary obligations are to its clients, and then to its employees. When most clients demand compliance or they threaten to leave, that leaves even powerful Big Law in an existential crisis. The article ignores the harsh reality that Big Law’s clients demand success, but if the firms are effectively blocked so we can’t adequately represent our clients, what next? I’m perplexed why he was fired from Davis Polk though; something is missing from the story. But I’d hire him in a second, if he were willing to work for me knowing my perspective. From The Economist: Five Charts Explain Trump’s Cuts To Foreign Aid. When pollsters ask Americans to estimate what proportion of its budget the federal government spends helping people abroad, the average answer is 26%. In reality it is about 1%. . . . If Congress approves, the cuts would save less than Americans think—and risk countless lives. [And hand much of our “soft power” and moral authority to China.] And now . . . In case you haven’t seen it (but have seen “The Princess Bride”), here are the Patinkins — powerfully — on how opposing Netanyahu’s conduct of the war doesn’t make you antisemitic.