In plugging his new book George F. Will made the point:
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I now have the book and Donald Trump is indeed not in the index. What does appear (once) is the word ‘pensions’ on page xxx.
Archive for the ‘Books’ Category
19 Oct
No Will on Pension Reform
16 Sep
United States of Distraction
I check a few websites daily to get my news (most are linked to the right – l mean physically on this blog) and one of them (nj.com) is that of the state’s largest newspaper which has by far the least pertinent information for me. Based on my rough estimate of New Jersey-related events and the percentage that the Star-Ledger covers:
- Local government budgets – 0%
- Murders – 1% (unless a pretty woman is involved in which case it jumps to 50%)
- New Jersey public pension system – 2% (which drops to 0% if you exclude official press releases)
- Bruce Springsteen – 25%
- Mike Francesa’s app: 50%
- “Jersey Shore” – 75% (which jumps to 100% if either Snooki or Mike “The Situation” is involved)
Why the embargo on so much that directly impacts our lives and the obsession with what any thinking individual would deem trivia? This book blames it on corporate ownership (either direct or rented through advertising) of the media. Excerpts follow with my comment at the end*.
2 Sep
Nonsense Factory (12): The Rest
From the chapters of least interest (and most skimming) of the book:
