At the National Conference for Media Reform in January, FCC Commissioner Michael J. Copps challenged the thousands of people attending to enact a new “American Media Contract.” I think he did a good job of summing up the problems with big media. He proposed replacing the “bad old bargain that past…
I needed to attend a deposition in Washington D.C. today. I brought one of my daughters (she's 6) on the trip. She patiently drew pictures and read books during the deposition, which lasted two hours this morning. Now that I'm done with work, we're having fun doing tourist things. First, we visited…
I just finished viewing this six-minute video. It makes a good point with meticulous video and a terrific soundtrack. While watching it, I kept thinking, "We just can't help ourselves." Without further ado, [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=76BboyrEl48[/youtube]
I hereby designate this space to be about Ben. If you've never met him, Ben will show up here soon enough, with an armful of links and lots of observations. I think this should serve as the official place where we can chat with Ben, jab him good-naturedly, learn of the…
I have a confession to make. I’m an ordained minister. I’m not making this up. I was ordained about five years ago by the Universal Life Church. I got ordained because it was free and it only took a few minutes on-line. I also did it because it allowed me…