From Real News (and Walter Cronkite) to Fake News (and Donald Trump)

On March 6, 1981, Walter Cronkite closed his final show as anchor of the CBS Evening News.

In 1981, the cost of public college and the cost of living were equal. From that year forward a dramatic deviation. From 1980 to today there…

Goodreads Reviews Need to Change

If you’re an avid reader, you probably have one or more favorite authors, some alive, some dead. No matter what, you’d like authors to receive the positive or negative criticism they deserve. But what does that mean in the context of Internet comments and ratings?

It’s Not About ESPN Losing Subscribers

A few days ago there was a Nielsen report that ESPN had lost 621,000 households. This is misleading, since ESPN doesn’t sell any version of itself à la carte (one channel, by itself, say over streaming like Netflix or HBO GO).