John Susman

New York, 1735. A humble printer, John Peter Zenger, dares to challenge the corrupt governor's iron grip on power. Accused of spreading "false news," Zenger finds himself at the center of a trial that will shape the foundation of press freedom in America. As the governor stacks the deck—replacing judges, stacking juries, and even disbarring Zenger's attorneys—Zenger's fate hangs by a thread. All seems lost. And the truth—if it ever had a fighting chance—seems fated to oblivion. But the poor printer’s fate isn’t quite sealed—What follows is a David vs. Goliath legal showdown that is a landmark in the future of free speech in America and examines the very foundations of our democracy.

"FAKE NEWS!” is a mirror that reflects our own tumultuous times. With uncanny parallels to today's headlines—cries of fake news, election controversies, and questions of judicial impartiality—this story proves that history doesn't just repeat itself; it roars back to life with a vengeance.

In Some Good People Mrs. Green, a stubborn but quietly compassionate widow, faces the consequences of years of unpaid property taxes and stands on the brink of losing the home. Her longtime gardener, Manny, is fighting a different battle: his teenage son, Beni, is being relentlessly bullied and targeted by local gangs, putting his safety—and future—at risk.

Out of shared desperation, the two strike an unlikely bargain. Manny offers to pay Mrs. Green to take Beni into her home. For Mrs. Green, the arrangement could mean salvation—steady money, a chance to clear her debt, and the hope of saving her house. For Manny, it offers something even more valuable: protection for his son. For a short time, the fragile solution works.

But reality soon intrudes. Mrs. Green discovers her debt will take far longer to repay than she imagined, while Manny faces growing pressure from his crew—young men threatened by growing fear, their economic survival, and forces beyond their control—who begin asking for the same arrangement as Beni. One by one, Mrs. Green opens her doors wider, turning her quiet home into a refuge.

When Mrs. Green’s estranged son unexpectedly returns, the delicate balance collapses. Long-buried secrets surface, old wounds reopen, and Mrs. Green is forced to confront a past she spent years hiding. As tensions rise, Some Good People becomes a story about survival, family, and the moral cost of doing the right thing in a world that offers no easy answers.

Nearly fifty years ago a revolution in Chile engineered by the CIA toppled Salvador Allende the first democratically elected Marxist president and installed General Augusto Pinochet as dictator.

Pinochet turned to a young group of economists to run the nation’s economy who had been trained at the University of Chicago. They were dubbed “The Chicago Boys.”

In the ensuing years, over 3,000 people were killed or “disappeared" and over 30,000 were tortured as a planned and coordinated strategy of the government.

In the Chicago Boys, two of the greatest economic geniuses of the twentieth century, Milton Friedman and Thorstein Veblen, battle to tell the truth of this story and their own sullied reputations.