Month: August 2017

Ah, to be ten years old again…

In theory, at least, Hurricane Harvey could be a blessing in disguise for the Republican leadership in Congress. House Speaker Paul Ryan and Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell had a very full plate of must-do legislation to...

The so-called “market of ideas”.  And since Edward Bernays, marketing has dominated the rhetoric of the market of ideas.  And marketing depends on “consumer intelligence”, not the intelligence...

I can’t say I enjoyed reading the U.S. Attorneys’ trial brief for their prosecution of New Jersey Senator Bob Menendez. But that’s what I spent a good part of my morning doing. I was already familiar with the...

Sorry it hit so close to home Martin – Google Causes a Bloodletting at New America . Well, after all it’s only a job lost … most likely principles kept. A fair trade-off. Calling herself a Democrat and getting...