Every year has an underlying theme. For 2017, it was a sharp divergence from the past. Expect more of the same in 2018. Doesn’t matter whether you feel the changes are for…
Tag: politics
Truthiness
It’s a fun word for a bad idea. Hard to say — and even think — without smiling. Try. What’s it mean? “Preferring concepts or facts one wishes to be true, rather…
Politicizing Ebola
Fear is a powerful emotion. Use it well, and you win. A crisis is a terrible thing to waste. Ebola is the just latest. Watch the politicians. Both parties are guilty…
Druthers
Beating media at its own game is no game for amateurs. You hear it every day. If I had my druthers, I wouldn’t have been so careless. I wouldn’t have gotten in…
Gerrymandering the Mind
Defining your message is easy. Being convincing is the challenge. “I don’t judge wine from a technical point of view, but from the pleasure it gives me,” Italian connoisseur Luca Maroni wrote…
Truth Is What You Believe It Is
There’s no Truth with a capital “T.” Just perception and what you’re most comfortable with. When the Nobel committee announced the winners of its prize for economics this year, people were left…
Half-Empty, Half-Full, No Compromise
Sad commentary on media & politics: Creeping partisanship. More paralysis. It’s interesting to watch how the media report the same story. Same facts. Different conclusions and emphasis. Disregard editorials and op-eds. They’re…
“Plastics”
In battles for the heart and soul, the target is emotional, not rational. “I just want to say one word to you — just one word: ‘Plastics.’” ~ Friend of…
Measure Twice. Cut Once.
With PR, making an error doesn’t mean you simply toss the lumber away and get a new piece. Time is a luxury. Room for error is nonexistent. “Measure twice. Cut once.”…