Archive for December, 2007
Ghost Writing Ethics 2.0: PR Firm Caught with Pants Down, Public Outraged, Politics as Usual?
Wednesday, December 26th, 2007Why do people need ghost writers? (It must not be obvious, or people would not be so shocked over the practice.) The answer is:
Ghost writers are necessary because most people suck at writing.
That’s a no-brainer. The bigger issue is this: sophisticated PR programs deliver their messages through surrogates, whose affiliations are deliberately disguised in order […]
Free Market Malarkey II: Reductionists Gone Wild, the Theorists Want the Lobbyists to Run Your Life
Friday, December 21st, 2007This is Part II of an ongoing series…
The first post in this series got many comments — thank you to all. Especially those who were up for a conversation.
Most comments were from free-marketeers who accused me of being anti-economics. So let’s begin with this: I’m not anti-economics! It’s a wonderful science for managing systems of […]