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Raising Retirement Age For Social Security Means Cutting Benefits
It's not just having to wait a little longer. Even a year's increase in age is 7% less per month than now. Make people wait until 70 and they get 23…
Mar 31
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February 2024
Rents Are Falling, But Mostly For Wealthier People
It’s not some secret plan. Instead, it’s a product of multiple factors affecting the very action that should make renting more affordable for all.
Feb 28
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Advice From Freelancers to Journalists Who Were Laid Off
A special edition for anyone in media who’s been laid off and looking to freelance, whether for a long time or short, here are some pointers from…
Feb 19
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How Much of Trump’s Worst Utterances are BS and How Much Are Something Else?
Under the Harry Frankfurt academic concept of bullshit, people with no tether to truth will say anything to get their way. What if Trump has lost…
Feb 10
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January 2024
Putting (Most of) the Crankiness Aside for Some Drink-Related Reviews
Mostly coffee, one big desk gulp of water, plus, a bonus image for anyone in the mood to complain about poor slaughtered communications from a sheriff’s…
Jan 28
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Can a President Be a Crook?
Donald Trump's lawyers argue that the former president cannot be held liable for a criminal action because the office affords absolute immunity. Like so…
Jan 9
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September 2023
A Predicted Soft Economic Landing May Have An Undertow
Sharing a piece that first ran on Forbes.com. Consumers are getting hit hard in multiple ways and they’re the bulk of GDP. That could undermine a soft…
Sep 26, 2023
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August 2023
Sad to See a Journalist Pass Along Bad Work as Journalism
I’ve respected Matt Taibbi’s direct work, but a recent third-party video he promoted through his newsletter is an example of the worst cynical…
Aug 24, 2023
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Generative AI and Thought Followship
When you have a machine chase what others have already written, you are no longer offering thought leadership in your marketing efforts.
Aug 14, 2023
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Erik Sherman
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An Imaginary Conversation with BritBox on Receipt of a Rate Hike
No historical import or great social insight in this, so don't open if you hoped for some degree of sagacity or perspicacity.
Aug 2, 2023
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Erik Sherman
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July 2023
1982: The Last Time College Costs Kept Pace With Median Income
After that, the gaps between middle incomes and tuition and dorm costs grew and grew.
Jul 31, 2023
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David Sedaris on Author Tours
In 2007, I interviewed Sedaris by phone for the late and lamented Pages Magazine. Thought some people might enjoy this part of a longer piece about book…
Jul 21, 2023
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