Enhanced Misinformation Techniques

Enhanced Misinformation Techniques

When the Senate released its shocking report on CIA torture late last year, it renewed a debate from the Bush years about the merits of so-called “enhanced interrogation techniques.” Polls released afterward suggested that most Americans thought that...
Give Yourself Some Loving

Give Yourself Some Loving

Greeting cards treat Valentine’s Day like it’s a day for love. But for many people, it’s a day of self-loathing. “Why am I single, yet again, on another Valentine’s Day?” they may wonder. And it goes on: “Why can’t I get my...
Pull Yourself Up by Your Bread Bags

Pull Yourself Up by Your Bread Bags

In his State of the Union address, President Barack Obama presented a bold economic vision for America. Do we want a country where only “a few of us do spectacularly well,” he asked, or where everyone has a chance to succeed? Obama conveyed this vision by...
Not Lovin’ It

Not Lovin’ It

McDonald’s is scrambling, and I’m not talking about eggs. Your know your business has what image consultants call “quality perception issues” when your public relations team is fielding such questions as: “Does McDonald’s beef...
Hair-Raising Hypocrisy

Hair-Raising Hypocrisy

As messed up as it sounds, in the unending struggle for justice, there is such thing as a “positive negative.” This occurs when you win a struggle that you never should have had to deal with in the first place. A prime example is presented by the long saga...