Ten Questions for 2019
A belated welcome to 2019. As is the tradition at halfwheel—and actually before this website started—each year I ask 10 questions that will face the cigar…
Updates (Programming Notes)
On paper, 2019 will be a big year for halfwheel. I suppose every year is a big year. Every year that we get to do…
Graded: Ten Questions for 2018
With 2018 counting down its final days, it’s time to take a look back at an article that is an annual tradition on halfwheel, Ten…
This Is (The) Future: IPCPR 2018 Recap
And then it ends. A week ago we published our 137th and final booth post from the 2018 IPCPR Convention & Trade Show. Today’s post…
Six Thoughts: Altria’s Premium Cigar Exemption Stance
On Tuesday, Cigar Aficionado published an article that made the final 24 hours of my vacation a lot less enjoyable. It also made the lives of…
Eight Reasons Why Today’s Sales Tax Ruling Won’t Change How Cigars Are Sold
Today, the Supreme Court overturned a ruling that prevented states from requiring out-of-state internet retailers to collect sales tax. While it is a long-awaited change…
A Visit to Camp Camacho
On a road just past the city center of Danlí, Honduras lies a colorful building that is sorely out of place. The Davidoff of Geneva…
A Statement on the Thompson Sale & the IPCPR
This week in Washington D.C. the board of the IPCPR, the International Cigar & Pipe Retailers Association, will meet for a semi-annual meeting. Amongst the…
Ten Questions for 2018
It’s almost 2018, which means it’s time for my annual article of speculation. For the last eight years, something that actually precedes halfwheel, I will ask…
Graded: The Ten Questions for 2017
Another year almost over, another Ten Questions to grade. As loyal readers of the site are aware, my colleague Charlie Minato wraps up each year…
Regarding An Earlier FDA Lawsuit Article
Earlier today, I published an article titled Court Rules Against Cigar Groups Injunction, Summary Judgment Against FDA. That article, in its entirety, was wrong. In fact,…
