Loopholing: Seeing the Options Between the Rules

Loopholes—they keep lawyers employed, the rich out of jail, and all of us on our toes. An omitted clause that negates the spirit of the law. A line that can be read in a dozen different and correct ways. An action that is not explicitly forbidden, and is thus allowed. These are opportunities—and not just for the sneaky or the nefarious.

Loopholes are par…