In a different Senate hearing yesterday, on the confirmation of former Representative Billy Long to lead the IRS, Senator Elizabeth Warren asked the nominee whether it’s legal for the president to direct the IRS to revoke an organization’s nonprofit status. Yet even with time to check and the statute’s language in front of him, Long deflected: “I’m not able to answer the question.” (Somehow, this was not the most cringe exchange in Long’s hearing.) “This association is one of the company’s most precious assets.” In No More Tears, Harris argues that the “halo” from this “Golden Egg” helped obscure a different side of Johnson & Johnson: a sprawling conglomerate that has acted brazenly, sometimes even illegally, in the pursuit of profit.
Author: David A. Graham
Published at: 2025-05-21 21:38:00
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