My favorite pre-Ponzi schemer was known as '520 Percent Miller' because he promised 10 percent returns a week, or 520 percent a year. Of course he was just using new investors' money to pay old investors, and soon he was… — Mitchell Zuckoff Copy Share Image
When running a Ponzi scheme, how does one avoid enormous, unexpected withdrawals - runs on the bank, so to speak - that would pull back the curtain and reveal a little man blowing smoke? One way would be to attract… — Mitchell Zuckoff Copy Share Image
“When Norway fell to the Germans the following year, he established the Norwegian Air Force training base known as Little Norway in Canada, to… — Mitchell Zuckoff Copy Share Image
Bob Altman got nothing from the TV series 'M*A*S*H,' and the royalties for the theme song went to his oldest son, Michael, who wrote… — Mitchell Zuckoff Copy Share Image
I know that plenty of folks have issues with Social Security, but I'd urge them to confront it on its own terms. Calling it… — Mitchell Zuckoff Copy Share Image
Nathaniel Philbrick's 'In the Heart of the Sea' has rightfully taken its place as a classic for its literary merits. It has a special… — Mitchell Zuckoff Copy Share Image
It's not that you make a psychopath. They are - more likely, they come out that way, and they show their stripes over time. — Mitchell Zuckoff Copy Share Image
There is an interesting parallel between the 'Argo' story and '13 Hours' in that, around the world, we have 285 or so diplomatic outposts… — Mitchell Zuckoff Copy Share Image
I think more and more, in places like Benghazi, in places like Iran, we have to be asking the question, can we trust the… — Mitchell Zuckoff Copy Share Image
My favorite pre-Ponzi schemer was known as '520 Percent Miller' because he promised 10 percent returns a week, or 520 percent a year. Of… — Mitchell Zuckoff Copy Share Image
I wanted to talk face-to-face with as many people as would see me. Some actors were so busy they could only give me an… — Mitchell Zuckoff Copy Share Image
