If I’m not mistaken, we are seeing the development of a strong cultural aversion to the now notorious “1 Percent”. Put another way, there appears to me to be a strong and still developing cultural and political zeitgeist that includes diminished respect, and even distaste, for financial elite, their demonstrations of wealth, their political power [...]

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Yesterday a federal court issued a decison in a wine related case. Consumers and Free Trade lost in this case, one that probably should never have been brought. However, within the final ruling by the three justices that heard the case is something you don’t see to often: A justice acknowledged the anti-consumer nature of [...]

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“How do you possibly post to you blog so frequently and where do you get your ideas on what to write about?”
The query was submitted by a newish wine blogger who called me and wanted to get some advice. What he didn’t know was that when he asked the question, I found myself, and [...]

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“We are marrying the authority of print to the authenticity of experience.”
This is how Diane Malloy, the new publisher of the venerable Ladies Home Journal, explained to the New York Times that publication’s transformation to a magazine that will be primarily created with user/reader generated content.
It got me wondering a few things. First, would [...]

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Stop The Presses!!!  Pull Back The Wagons!!
Scientists report that drinking alcohol produces feelings of pleasure! Actually, the headline in the Sidney Morning Herald reporting on newly released findings of a study was: “Science Proves Alcohol is Fun”.
This headline isn’t exactly accurate is it. A more accurate headline would be “Science Discovers Why Alcohol is [...]

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