Archive for the 'Pop Culture' Category


Jason Aldean

We already know this guy is a right wing, racist prick, but what exactly are we accomplishing by amplifying this story? Just hardening his fans to him. Aldean becomes a beacon, a rallying point for people just like him. Meanwhile, the holier-than-thou police, most of whom have never heard of Jason Aldean, or only through […]

Disney/DeSantis

You don’t mess with the Mouse. Conventional wisdom was Bob Chapek lost his job as a result of wading into politicized cultural issues. But now Iger has doubled-down. Let’s be clear, the government is the underdog when it comes to battles with corporations. Sure, you can regulate, but never forget you need their money to […]

Lucky Hank

We’re watching “Farzi (“Fakes” in English), on Amazon Prime. It’s really good. A reader hipped me to it, otherwise I doubt I’d ever find it. Distribution is king. As a matter of fact, they point that out in “Farzi”! There’s a plethora of business wisdom in “Farzi.” It might have gotten more traction on Netflix, […]

Musk/Murdoch/Dilbert

“Musk Claims Media Bias in Debate Over ‘Dilbert’ Creator’s Racist Rant – The Twitter chief waded into a scandal involving the cartoonist Scott Adams, as Twitter undergoes layoffs and struggles to lure back advertisers.”: https://nyti.ms/3ICvfwn It’s never been about money, it’s always been about power. But money can buy you power. You didn’t used to […]