Writers want our words back. Politicians, advertisers and advocacy groups stole perfectly good words, twisted meanings and left us in an awkward position: We can’t talk about certain topics because we don’t have the tools to say what we mean. “Freedom of speech” doesn’t work without the “speech” part. “Fake news” is the latest. It […]
Read More →Fake news – aka big fat sinkin’ lies – has been around forever, and there’s a word for it: Fiction. Fiction is okay. We like fiction. The problem isn’t made-up stories; it’s not even the reason people write it, though the whole Russian thing is intriguing. The major problem is the people who share it. […]
Read More →Originally published Nov. 29, 2016 in The Orlando Sentinel. The “lamestream” media, the “liberal media” and other bashing is code for “don’t believe a thing they say – believe what I say.” It’s a brainwashing tool. That’s not to say some – perhaps most – publications don’t lean left or right. But if media bashing […]
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