Brian Williams ‘Misremembering’
At least Brian Williams got two out of three There’s a big bad brouhaha over at NBC with anchor Brian Williams misremembering being shot down in a helicopter … Read more
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TPP: A Corporate Coup d’Etat
What? You haven’t heard of the TPP? When I was a tyke, Momma warned me not to eat anything unless I knew where it came from. That advice … Read more
America: Now Red Velvet Rope-a-Doped
They’ve strung out the red velvet rope: It’s the country clubbing of America. And now for a few choice words concerning my recent demotion to the status of … Read more
A Whining Wall Street Banker Pleads for Pity
Wall Street’s Jamie Dimon complains that “banks are under assault.” J.P. Morgan was recently socked in the wallet by financial regulators who levied yet another multi-billion dollar fine against … Read more
The New Political Ice Age
Long term outlook: Expect increasing rhetoric with gusts of empty blather to result in virtual legislative permafrost, and a new political ice age. “And that’s it for sports.” … Read more
McDonald’s: How Tacky can the Golden Arches Get?
McDonald’s is scrambling, and we’re not talking eggs. You know your business has what image consultants call “quality perception issues” when you have to launch a PR initiative … Read more
Je Suis Hebdo
US citizens were confused by the Charlie Hebdo attack. France has satirical magazines. America has Spongebob. Decades after being dismissed by George S. Kaufman as a genre that … Read more
Resolutions I’m Looking Forward To In 2015
2015 Resolutions: This year will be different. You watch. Usually over the period of 12 months, you get an equal balance of good days and bad. On the … Read more
Cannabis: America’s Common Sense Crop
Things are finally coming around again for that much-maligned plant, cannabis In 1914, newspaper magnate William Randolph Hearst mounted a yellow-journalism crusade to demonize the entire genus of … Read more
College Bowl Games Become Corporate Money Games
Rather than reflecting a sense of place and local pride, the new bowl games are money hustles Growing up in Texas, I learned that God and guns were … Read more
