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It’s a candid and canny strategy to include in his book such a bracing reminder that the world may need art, but it doesn’t owe artists a living.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 10, 2026

Warner approved a provision to pay up to $335 million to reimburse Zaslav for excise taxes he will owe once he cashes out.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 9, 2026

Voluntary compliance does not mean taxes were optional, she said: “It means taxpayers are expected to calculate and report what they owe themselves.”

From MarketWatch • Apr. 6, 2026

Sauer also had to insist that unauthorized immigrants and temporary visitors owe allegiance to their home countries rather than the U.S., thus removing their children from his tortured definition of jurisdiction.

From Slate • Apr. 2, 2026

I owe it to him, and more than that, I want to tell him.

From "The Brightwood Code" by Monica Hesse