Looks like Barack Obama has thrown hope out the window.
More and more people are asking the question: what ever happened to the whole “hope” thing that Obama ran on for the presidency?
In the past few days, the President-elect has delivered many comments about the financial crisis, and notably absent has been the word hope…a word [...]
08 Jan
Posted by charles as Journalism, News, Politics, commentary
As Barack Obama makes somewhat clearer his goals for an economic stimulus package, he has put something else on the table that may make a lot of folks start to worry: entitlement programs.
That is a fancy government way of saying Social Security and Medicare.
Because the deficit spending he is proposing would balloon the nation’s budget [...]
05 Jan
Posted by charles as Journalism, News, commentary
Sheriff Joseph M. Arpaio is a joke. Only, he’s not very funny, nor is the fact that he keeps getting himself elected as Sheriff of Maricopa County in Arizona–a county that includes Phoenix.
This disgrace to a badge likes to be called “America’s toughest sheriff”–and is noted for his meanness and horrible treatment of prisoners –though [...]
02 Jan
Posted by charles as Journalism, News, Personal Development, commentary
The august Times of London has given a very good review to No Time To Think, the new book about the menace of media speed by Howard Rosenberg and yours truly.
Link is to the full Times review.
If you are interested in the impact 24/7 news and the Internet are having on us all, No Time [...]