Scott Ferguson

3 weeks ago | mronline.org | William Saas |Scott Ferguson

Rohan Grey, Assistant Professor of Law at Willamette University, joins Money on the Left to discuss his urgent new paper, “Digitizing the Fisc.” During our conversation, we recount the events surrounding Elon Musk & the DOGE boys’ unconstitutional takeover of the Treasury’s Bureau of Fiscal Service, while explicating the right-wing theory of the “unitary executive” that underwrites such actions.

3 weeks ago | scenesarasota.com | Scott Ferguson

By Scott Ferguson | April 2025When Sarasota Orchestra and guest performers tune up in early May for the next Outdoor Pops concert, the music will have a decidedly country twang. Country Hits: Music from Nashville will mark the 10th time the Orchestra will present a concert at Sarasota’s Ed Smith Stadium, the spring training home of the Baltimore Orioles.

1 month ago | mronline.org | William Saas |Scott Ferguson

Money on the Left speaks with Raúl Carrillo, assistant professor of Law at Boston College, about gaming money. The $250 billion video game industry (the largest entertainment industry in the world) has rapidly developed an unregulated banking system. As online gaming becomes increasingly social and immersive, players build economies within games. Gamers can purchase goods and services within these environments using debit and credit cards. Companies also issue gift cards and co-branded credit cards.

1 month ago | scenesarasota.com | Scott Ferguson

By Scott Ferguson | Photos by Frank Atura | March 2025To close out its 2024-25 season, The Sarasota Ballet will treat audiences to dances choreographed by three giants of ballet choreography — Sir Frederick Ashton, George Balanchine and Jerome Robbins. The works include Program Six: Romeo and Juliet, the Company premiere of Ashton’s full-length ballet, based on Shakespeare’s timeless tale of star-crossed lovers, with music by Sergei Prokofiev.

1 month ago | scenesarasota.com | Scott Ferguson

By Scott Ferguson | March 2025When the stage lights come up on Dancing at Lughnasa at Asolo Repertory Theatre, audiences will be transported to a 1930s village in the northwest of the Republic of Ireland called Ballybeg, home to a family of five sisters. It’s a fictional town, created in the imagination of playwright Brian Friel, but it’s based on the town of Glenties in County Donegal where his mother grew up.