Democratizing Confusion
Flooding the zone with dirty water makes people look for the truth elsewhere
Kent Anderson
Digital Advertising Is Broken
Surprisingly ineffective and fraudulent, the surveillance economy breaks more trust
Friday Song: "Mainstreet"
A Bob Seger classic celebrates 40 years since the release of its live version
Two Stimulating Articles
The developing problem of unmoored males, and Facebook as authoritarian state
Disruptive vs. Transgressive
Aspiring authoritarians have convinced us to transgress our own values and norms
Friday song: “Square One”
As we approach four years since Tom Petty's passing, let’s appreciate a song
Our New Habits of Work and Life
Charles Duhigg — "The Power of Habit" — talks about how Covid has changed us
"It's Not Political" — Ha!
This trope needs to be rethought, as well as the implications politics may portend
Doctors Profiting from Misinformation
A right-wing group with ties to the January 6th insurrection has made millions
Two Oversteps and Stumbles
COPE invents issues and misreads the room, while performative authors go too far