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THE AGE OF POLITICAL PERSUASION IS OVER To Attract the Next Generation, Politics Must Be About Advocacy, Organization, and Winning
Episode 240
Fifty years ago, during the last great social and political upheaval in America, young people lead the way. The mantra of the day, of not trusting an…
7 years, 9 months ago
Groucho Was Right!
Episode 239
Groucho Marx famously said, upon resigning the Friars club, that he would “never want to belong to any club that would have him as a member.” That li…
7 years, 9 months ago
Freedom of the Press and Freedom From Fake News
Episode 238
The founders were wise enough that they made freedom of the press first among equals, as a constitutional guarantee. They also even understood fake n…
7 years, 10 months ago
Can Something That's Popular, Still Be Creative and Good?
Episode 237
There's an old axiom with respect to quality and culture that says if something is popular, it can't be very good. Certainly that's true for fast-foo…
7 years, 10 months ago
A Dinner in Camelot: How Far We Have Fallen
Episode 236
A few weeks ago , the press reported aggressively on the fact that Kim Kardashian had visited the White House. Just as it had the visits of Kid Rock…
7 years, 10 months ago
The Ultimate Silicon Valley Scam
Episode 235
By now we are all familiar with crimes and criminals on Wall Street. Bernie Madoff, Enron, Ivan Boesky, Barry Minkow and many others that have become…
7 years, 10 months ago
Things Can Always Get Worse in America...And They Often Have
Episode 234
I assume that most of you believe that the state of America has seldom been worse. Racial progress, America as a melting pot, the global alliance tha…
7 years, 10 months ago
The Country's Collapsing...and the Ratings are Great
Episode 233
Everyday we get another glimpse of just how divided America is. The racial training at Starbucks, the horrendous tweets from Roseanne Barr, and the o…
7 years, 10 months ago
Conversations with Anthony Bourdain
Episode 232
Since last weeks tragic news, many have spoken of the multiple talents of Anthony Bourdain. Over the years I had the privilege of learning about Bou…
7 years, 10 months ago
Suicide Among The Best And The Brightest: Portraits of Resilience
Episode 231
The great songwriter Johnny Mandel wrote in the theme song for MASH, that “Suicide is Painless.” It’s not. The emotional pain and depression that oft…
7 years, 10 months ago