As my best friend faces his final days on Earth, I am thinking and feeling many things, including how important it is to focus on the right things in life -- good times with family and friends, doing meaningful work, battling injustice and pursuing dreams for a better...
The Court Will Recognize: A Blog Can Be More Influential Than Mainstream Media
I learned about the existence of SCOTUSblog this morning. The site is read widely by those with an interest in Supreme Court cases, and this year won a prestigious Peabody Award for excellence in electronic media. While the industry pub I co-founded lacks the Peabody,...
Know Thyself Writer-Man
Digital disrupts all in its wake. Even our language is not safe. Consider the word "content." It's a word I have adopted to clarify my professional specialty. In April 2006, I was promoted from senior copywriter to content director at BFG Communications in Hilton...
Fast Food Wages And Angry Idealogues Are Hurting The American Economy
I think every American can agree that wasteful spending by the federal government needs to be corrected. The problem is we can't seem to agree on the "wasteful" part. As we have seen, people with radical views on the right want to slash and burn any shred of a safety...
Prisoners of An Artificial Reality Want Hostages, Americans Want Something Else
When I make time for broadcast news, I am appalled. The product is increasingly unwatchable at a time when the need for insightful and brave analysis is at a premium. I feel like a lot of people are shrugging their shoulders these days, and asking what the hell is...