Communication and Change
[Also published at Huffington Post.] There’s one question that has so far gone unasked during any of the thousands of interviews with Donald Trump’s surrogates or spokespeople, but during each one, it’s the elephant in the room: What is wrong with … [Continue reading] about As ‘Brand’ Replaces Reputation, Democracy Goes to Hell
[Also published at Huffington Post.] One of the foundational ideas of artificial intelligence is the Turing Test, named for the brilliant Briton Alan Turing. According to the Test, if a computer can act enough like a human mind to fool an actual … [Continue reading] about I know it sounds insane, but Trump sure looks like a Russian agent
There should be a word that combines "absurdly" and "tragically" — "absurgically?" It's hard to be more absurgically wrong than I was when I wrote this: [Also published at Huffington Post.] If only because Donald Trump says there’s a “zero … [Continue reading] about Calling it: Trump is going to quit, citing impact on family
[Also published at Huffington Post.] All along, we’ve assumed there was at least some dark, Machiavellian brilliance behind it. At the beginning of Barack Obama’s presidency, Republicans in Congress, fearing that George Bush’s failures had … [Continue reading] about The GOP’s Suicide Squad
[Also published at Huffington Post.] He’s a genius at exploiting the media, if at nothing else: Donald Trump’s rise has been fueled by almost unbelievable amounts of free coverage — well over $2 billion worth so far. Many have complained that this … [Continue reading] about Debunking The Media’s Top Excuse for Giving Trump Billions in Free Publicity