Feminists and diversity activists everywhere are celebrating the demise of Travis Kalanick, Uber’s founding chief executive who was forced to resign by a group of investors and directors today. Kalanick has long been portrayed as the poster child for Silicon Valley’s bro culture, and his company branded as an evil enterprise[…] Read On
Former Fox News chief Roger Ailes died yesterday morning, less than a year after being ousted from the cable news juggernaut he founded, following an internal investigation over numerous sexual harassment claims. While most celebrate the life of a complicated man who built a media empire that millions trust for[…] Read On
Since man could talk, he’s been searching for ever-more creative ways to sell stuff that doesn’t work and, even if it did, nobody needs in the first place. Every generation has its own version of swindlers with their bill of goods for sale. The 1800s had snake oil salesmen. The 20th[…] Read On
“Sometimes you gotta say ‘What the f***,’ make your move.” – Miles, Risky Business A few weeks ago, I left Fox Business, where I’d written two columns every week since 2012. I had a great run there – loved the people, the support and the editorial freedom – but there[…] Read On
When I first launched this site, the developer, Ryan Frederick of emg (amazing web developer, btw), gave me some advice, and I’m paraphrasing here, “Come up with something big so your blog will go viral, you’ll get tons of subscribers, and life will be good.” The big hit on his relationship site,[…] Read On
We keep hearing that Trump’s attacks on the media will have a chilling effect on an essential aspect of democratic society – freedom of the press – but nobody talks about the reverse: a biased media’s chilling effect on freedom of thought. The latter is arguably worse. The president may have[…] Read On
Apple’s historic 1984 Super Bowl commercial was a watershed event for two reasons: It really got your attention, and it got a clear message across: that Apple’s Macintosh would save the world from a dystopian future of IBM clone PCs. It was so prophetic, so true to what has become[…] Read On