How Polling Language Can Mess With Your Head
(Content note: This isn’t a post about politics, but it definitely has politics, and you can probably guess what kind. The “close tab” button is the little X at the …
How to roll out a social initiative unbadly
In our current national moment, when authoritarianism looms and the First Amendment is under attack, action needs to be taken. Support needs to be provided. Voices need to be raised. …
What public health communicators need to know now that you’re on your own
So, apparently COVID has been surging again this summer — apparently, there’s a “stratus” and a “nimbus” strain, and I hadn’t heard about either — and I had no idea. …
Unrelated to Advertising: On humans and dehumanization
This isn’t related to advertising at all — I’m not even going to try to rationalize any kind of connection like I sometimes do. It’s just important. It’s also a …
Unrelated to advertising: This has to stop
I didn’t do a blog post last week because I had it all ready to go, and then I couldn’t click “Publish” because in the wake of a mass shooting …
Words matter. (Note: Only mildly political here)
Note: There’s a political bit in here, but you’ll get plenty of warning, if you’re not into that stuff. I am fairly dedicated to words. I don’t know if this …
2020: The Year That Was (Terrible)
Have you ever known someone who was just THE WORST — selfish, narcissistic, caustic, downright cruel just for fun — and then you meet their younger sibling, and they’re even …
The three best presidential speechwriters of the modern era
Now, people have differing opinions about the outcome of the election (I think I’ve made it apparent which side I fall on), but I think we can all agree that …
Your legit nonpartisan guide for voting in person tomorrow
Is anyone else ready for this election to be over? I’m sure it’s just me. We’re almost there, though — Election Day is tomorrow, and while that’s certainly not the …
The Momentous Writings of the Notorious RBG
This week, we lost a part of jurisprudential history, a defender of human rights, a trailblazer for women, and, more importantly, a strong and brilliant woman. Ruth Bader Ginsburg has …