Victory over OJ Day
Today they announced that the OJ confession book won’t be published and he won’t get the limelight on Fox Television. This is a great example of the kind of change that can come about when enough...
View ArticleSpectator Society
Once again we’re subjected to endless all-channel coverage of events that, while notable, do not justify round-the-clock, mostly prurient commentary. The tragedy at Virginia Tech has spawned copycats...
View ArticlePolitically Correct
There is value in distinguishing ‘politically correct’ ways to speak about people who might otherwise be ignored in our collective ‘blind spot’. Such speaking can highlight inequity and discrimination...
View ArticleMindless Media
I am having a hard time finding anything good to say about the news media in North America these days. I hate to think this, but perhaps I am becoming a curmudgeon. For example, I was impressed by the...
View ArticleG-20, Gee Whiz
By Jim Selman | Bio I am not an economist and I don’t know what to think about all the ‘unprecedented’ claims coming from the joint communiqué of the G-20 summit. I hope it works. But, hey, a trillion...
View ArticleMedia Monotony
By Jim Selman | Bio There is a maxim in critiques of the media that the content of programming reflects what the audience wants. I find this hard to believe. Surely, even the most ardent Michael...
View ArticleSecond-Guessing
By Jim Selman | Bio Over the past few years, I have written about how life in our society is increasingly becoming a ‘spectator sport’. I am again reminded of this as I listen to week after week of...
View Article12-Step Program for America: Step 2
By Jim Selman | Bio Anyone familiar with 12 Step programs knows that the literature generally characterizes the ‘ism’ or addiction as a disease of ‘self-centeredness’. This is basically a way of saying...
View Article“Free Speech”: Who’s Listening?
By Jim Selman | Bio One of the paradoxes of a free and democratic society is that it only takes a few committed and fanatical people to screw up the system for every one. Political entrepreneurs can...
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