Some thoughts on why an educated consumer should be Elon Musk’s biggest fear.
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Bud Light’s Transgender Tempest in a Teapot?
America was a deeply divided country in the early to mid-70s, and U.S. marketers created brilliant advertising promoting harmony and laughter. America is again divided, but today’s marketers have agendas and seek to fan the flames of anger and discontent. Alissa Heinerscheid, who oversees marketing at Bud Light, is responsible for the latest furor, which sadly will likely blow over in short order.
I’d welcome making an example of Bud Light.
WaPo: Where Democracy Dies in Deceptions
The mainstream media has developed a new genre of reporting which I’ve dubbed Winston journalism, a reference to Orwell’s “1984” character whose job at Oceania’s Ministry of Truth was to turn lies into truths and truths into lies. The Washington Post has turned Winston journalism into an art form, with writers Glenn Kessler, Taylor Lorenz, and Phil Bump among the best practitioners, but opinion economics columnist Catherine Rampell is indisputably the grande dame of the genre.
Sen. John Fetterman’s Depression Triumph
Some thoughts on how to instantly incentivize Congress to pass bipartisan healthcare reform legislation, Cigna’s mockery of its supposed ethics and principles, and a shoutout to Ohio AG Dave Yost for his pursuit of evil healthcare “gangsters.”
move along . . . there’s nothing for you to see here
move along … there’s nothing for you to see here.
When U.S. Bankers Commanded Respect
What ultimately destroyed Silicon Valley Bank were the pillars of America’s mega-rich venture capital community who chose to torch the place. There was a time when America’s banks and bankers were the pillars of their communities.
The Inhumanity of Corporate America
“The first thing we do, let’s kill all the lawyers,” Shakespeare famously said. If Shakespeare worked in Corporate America today, he’d add HR and PR people to his hit list.
America’s Business Leadership Crisis
Some thoughts on the sorry crop of CEOs leading America’s major corporations.
Women Gym Creeps Who Film Imagined Oglers
My response to a recent article in The Guardian headlined, ‘Watch this creep’: the women exposing gym harassment on TikTok.
Google’s Fired Workers Reaped What They Sowed
Some thoughts on Google firing employees via email, the MLK cluelessness PageDuty CEO Jennifer Tejada and Corewell Health CEO Tina Freese Decker share, and my relief learning that legendary hockey player Paul Henderson just celebrated his 80th birthday.