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business, culture, government, politics, the economy Posted onFebruary 26, 2011September 10, 2021

Gawande on Healthcare’s Super-Utilizers

In my last post I attempted to list the things I found especially resonant last year in media, entertainment, art and journalism. I say “attempted” […] Read More

activism, culture, government, politics Posted onNovember 30, 2010September 10, 2021

On Happy Meals and the Nanny State

The latest highly-publicized, hotly-ridiculed move by my adopted city of San Francisco was to ban the Happy Meal. And so once again we have lobbed […] Read More

business, government, politics, the economy Posted onMay 2, 2010September 10, 2021

Three Financial Industry Reforms We Should Demand

The House recently passed a major financial reform bill, and the Senate will vote on it as soon as there’s enough Republican support to push […] Read More

activism, culture, government, politics Posted onMarch 29, 2010September 10, 2021

Our Missed Opportunity

Things are ugly right now. After the healthcare bill passed, we all heard how a few so-called tea baggers hurled racial slurs and other insults […] Read More

culture, politics, the economy Posted onAugust 21, 2009September 10, 2021

America: The Game

Americans, it’s well known, aren’t interested in soccer. Americans prefer the other football. We don’t like hockey either, which isn’t surprising, since it’s a lot […] Read More

culture, government, politics Posted onAugust 19, 2009September 10, 2021

Dear Conservative Friend

Yes old friend, I’m talking to you. You with the high-paying office job, the fine house in the suburbs, the lovely wife and the precocious […] Read More

culture, elimination dance, government, people, politics Posted onJuly 14, 2009September 10, 2021

Elimination Dance: Sarah Palin

If Sarah Palin falls in the forest and the media ignores her, does it make a sound? I shouldn’t have to wish for Sarah Palin […] Read More

business, culture, elimination dance, government, politics Posted onJuly 12, 2009September 10, 2021

Elimination Dance: Small-Government Fanatics

It’s been a while since I posted here, and I’m introducing a new category: Elimination Dance. Instructions: An elimination dance begins with a crowded dance […] Read More

politics, the economy Posted onFebruary 20, 2009September 10, 2021

The Financial Crisis explained… again

In the tradition of The Giant Pool of Money, its spinoff Planet Money and this fine piece of writing by Henry Blodget in the Atlantic […] Read More

politics, technology, the economy Posted onFebruary 10, 2009September 10, 2021

The other opportunists

There are a lot of people lining up for stimulus dollars, a lot of ambitious and long-dormant projects being dusted off by governors and mayors […] Read More

politics Posted onJanuary 25, 2009September 10, 2021

What’s the big deal about Obama?

As I wandered through the crowded mall in Washington D.C. on Inauguration Day, chatting with people and overhearing many other conversations, a theme emerged. Or […] Read More

politics Posted onJanuary 11, 2009September 10, 2021

The economy’s willing executioners

Who killed the economy? Hint: call your lawyer. The witch hunt to expose the people responsible for the current financial crisis has been underway for […] Read More

culture, politics Posted onDecember 28, 2008September 10, 2021

Maybe we need a downturn

The other day on my bus into downtown SF, a down-and-out looking guy stepped on and asked if anyone could give him the dollar he […] Read More

people, politics Posted onDecember 23, 2008September 10, 2021

Bush branding: 11 labels we’d like to forget

Yesterday, NPR’s On The Media aired an interesting segment about Bush and language. It wasn’t another jab at his butchering of English; it was a […] Read More

politics, religion Posted onOctober 28, 2008September 10, 2021

Jesus Christ: Not ready to lead

Re-distributing the wealth? Turning the other cheek? Someone has to stop this guy…

people, politics Posted onOctober 24, 2008September 10, 2021

Pelosi: Too Conservative?

When the folks in “real America” want to make a point of distinguishing themselves from the rest of us, they often spit words like French, […] Read More

politics Posted onOctober 16, 2008September 10, 2021

OMFG

politics Posted onAugust 3, 2008September 10, 2021

Why the Democrats will lose in ’08 – Part 2

In a word: compromise. Now, compromise is often a good thing. I’m all for bi-partisanship. I want a candidate and a president who’s truly willing […] Read More

politics Posted onJune 2, 2008September 10, 2021

Kristol is right

It’s not often I agree with Bill Kristol (like… never), but I can’t argue with his op-ed piece in today’s New York Times. Obama gave […] Read More

politics Posted onMay 5, 2008September 10, 2021

The Way the World Works

politics Posted onApril 27, 2008September 10, 2021

Hillama for President

“Hillary can’t win, and Obama can’t beat her.” This seems to be the bottom line in the endless slog toward choosing the Democrat who will […] Read More

politics Posted onApril 9, 2008September 10, 2021

Letter to the Editor, 1975

(to the editors at the New York Times) Dear Sir: An editorial in the Times, April 5, observes that “a decade of fierce polemics has […] Read More

politics Posted onApril 3, 2008September 10, 2021

Hillary, I hardly knew ye

I want to like, Hillary Clinton. I really do. She’s an accomplished and well-regarded senator, and she’s the only First Lady in my lifetime who […] Read More

politics Posted onMarch 21, 2008September 10, 2021

Black, White, Gray and J

I’ve just been reading some Jeff Jarvis’ recent posts about Senator Obama (like this one), and it’s a clear reminder that even a lot of […] Read More

politics Posted onMarch 18, 2008September 10, 2021

Dear CNN: The Medium is No Longer the Message

I didn’t see Obama’s landmark speech today, but I read the transcript. I admit I was moved by it, and although there was certainly a […] Read More

politics Posted onFebruary 16, 2008September 10, 2021

John Cleese’s Letter to America (Notice of Revocation of Independence)

“Dear Citizens of America, In view of your failure to elect a competent President and thus to govern yourselves, we hereby give notice of the […] Read More

politics Posted onNovember 7, 2007September 10, 2021

Terrorism alert level: Spicy, with some yogurt sauce

A couple of years ago, I worked on a project that had me flying to LA on a weekly basis. I flew Southwest Airlines, and […] Read More

politics Posted onNovember 6, 2007September 10, 2021

An open letter to the class of 1987

As I mentioned recently, I attended my 20-year high school reunion last month, and I enjoyed myself. I haven’t been very good about keeping in […] Read More

politics Posted onOctober 23, 2007September 10, 2021

Why the Democrats will lose in ’08 – Part 1

The Republican party is a shambles, and a Democrat will win the presidency in 2008. So say the pundits. In fact, they don’t even say […] Read More

culture, politics Posted onSeptember 21, 2007September 10, 2021

Era of backwards

Doesn’t it seem a bit strange that the places in this country most likely to be attacked by terrorists – New York, San Francisco, Los […] Read More

politics Posted onMay 31, 2007September 10, 2021

Design Observer joins the de facto Gore campaign

William Drenttel posted his support for a Gore ticket at Design Observer today. I like Al Gore. I think he’d make a great president. I […] Read More

culture, politics Posted onOctober 8, 2004September 9, 2021

one way to profit from the war in Iraq…

Someone named Taylor Donahue, vice president of production at Timely Studios, wrote this memo to his boss. It’s pretty funny, but not nearly as funny […] Read More

activism, politics Posted onSeptember 29, 2004September 9, 2021

conscious investing

Remember when you were a kid and you’d overhear grownups talking about insurance and taxes, IRAs, mortgages and interest rates? Remember thinking to yourself, do […] Read More

politics Posted onSeptember 14, 2004September 9, 2021

operation “sharks with laser beams”…

I’m intrigued by the names the U.S. attaches to its military operations (most recently “Enduring Freedom” nee “Infinite Justice”). I just discovered several good lists […] Read More

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