In a crisis, to lie or BS?
Taking the legs out from under bad stories is the sine qua non of crisis management. It’s derived from the first law of holes: When you’re... »
Cartooning
Pick the target, freeze it, personalize it, and polarize it. That’s the 13th rule of confrontation tactics from Saul Alinsky’s “Rules for Radicals,” the 1971 classic... »
Birdshot messaging
We’re accustomed to newsmakers who stay on message – folks who have one point to make and many different approaches to make that single point. This... »
How not to fail
Sen. Bernie Sanders cannot win, and he knows it. He has no chance of catching-up in popular votes or pledged delegates. The notion that super delegates... »