Tag Archives: Wall Street Journal

When did the party game called Telephone turned into an obscene call?

Posted on November 20, 2019 by Naomi

I was reminded about Telephone when I worked for Malcolm Forbes. Every morning, he’d dictate his editorials, but did not do so without developing his own point of view first — by checking what the New York Times, the Wall … Continue reading →

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I’m going to shock you: facts and fakes in ads

Posted on October 14, 2019 by Naomi

When Facebook and its founder, Mark Zuckerberg, let it leak that the website would not even attempt to monitor politicians’ (purchased) ads for lies, a lot of people got righteously mad. One of them was Elizabeth Warren, who has openly … Continue reading →

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The NFL, players who kneel and the law

Posted on October 17, 2017 by Naomi

A few weeks ago I was at a friend’s gathering–Yom Kippur break fast–when I found myself in an argument with a man whose name I didn’t even know. But I did know that he didn’t know what he was talking … Continue reading →

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