Newspaper readers don't have the kind of relationship with newspaper reporters that they do with famous columnists, authors or the talking heads on TV. As far as readers are concerned, newspaper reporters are pretty much anonymous. So what's the big deal, if some of...
Enough With The Crass Celebrations of Hipster Embourgeoisement
As a writer, I am a knowledge worker and member of the Creative Class. Which is to say, I am busy developing not only words that make meaning, but dollars that make ends meet. That's the deal with the Creative Class. Creative people gather in special places, and...
The Watergate Scandal Is 40 Years Old, But The Lessons From ’72 Are Ever Timely
It's been 40 years since Nixon's second successful bid for The White House. It's also been 40 years since the Committee for the Re-Election of the President (CREEP) sent a group of rubber-gloved thugs to break in to Democratic National Committee headquarters at The...
Ink Stains May Wash Off, But They Don’t Wear Off
Warren Buffett, the greatest investor the modern world has ever known, just ponied up $142 million to add Richmond, Virgina-based Media General to his list of prized companies. Media General operates 18 network-affiliated television stations and their associated...
Pulling Muscles From A Nor Cal Shell
We took a marvelous land cruise to Northern California last month. The highlight of the trip wasn't the Southern Oregon coast, the redwoods, Mendocino County, or Marin. Those were highlights, but the highlight was having dinner with friends in San Francisco on Friday...