An ode to old Twitter: ‘I call your name, but you’re not there.’
Jandoli Institute
What if political campaigns had a trading deadline like MLB?
Political campaigns shuffle staff and retool as circumstances dictate, but what if that process was structured along the lines of the MLB trading deadline?
Number one with a bullet, or not
Jason Aldean claims ‘Try That in a Small Town’ celebrates small-town values, but the video’s defiant message goes beyond simple rural life.
Did a British newspaper jump the gun on a sex scandal story involving the BBC?
The Sun newspaper reported that a well-known BBC anchor was suspended because of allegations he paid a teenager for sexually explicit photos.
Sharp Notes Monday: ‘Okie from Muskogee’
Long before the Jason Aldean controversy, another country star sang about what he found disturbing in America.
Is England healthier than America?
Americans spending the summer in Great Britain feel life in the U.K. is healthier and safer than in the U.S.
Sharp Notes Monday: ‘Say Goodbye to Hollywood’
Unionized actors have gone on strike, joining screenwriters, who already are on strike.
The decline of middle management
America’s strength once was an intelligent, alert, committed workforce. Now, we have a middle management problem.
Sharp Notes Monday: ‘Cocaine’
While we wait for the dust to settle (no pun intended) on the latest White House controversy, give a listen to the most popular version of J.J. Cale’s ‘Cocaine.’
Another July 4 birthday
‘Sharp Notes Monday’ debuted a year ago today with Paul Simon’s ‘American Tune.’