As the Proposition 8 battle was just getting under way, I remember a leading figure in the California gay rights movement sounding extremely confident that public opinion was on the side of gay marriage. That leader was very wrong.In light of...
Topics: California, civil rights, current events, gay, gay marriage, gay rights debate, lesbian, LGBT issues, marriage, news, Politics, same-sex marriage, sexuality

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California’s budget problems have to do with the state’s political history going back a century to a progressive movement that instituted the initiative process. That process, in turn, has bound the budgetary hands in Sacramento… I...
Topics: budget, California, current events, economic crisis, economy, elections, news, npr, Politics, special election, taxes

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The current Miss California may lose her crown tomorrow – pending the decision of none other than Donald Trump. And I find myself wondering how to think of this story. At one level, this whole beauty pageant industry seems an anachronism that has...
Topics: Celebrity, current events, gay, gay marriage, gay rights debate, news, sexuality

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I had lunch a few days ago with a friend who I met while at NPR. She freelances for them and we worked together many times. The conversation turned to the value of branding and I have been thinking more and more about how subtle the art of branding is. I.
Topics: journalism

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I remember when The CW network was first launching, and I sat down for an interview with network chief Dawn Ostroff – she said The CW was a “new network for this new millenium” and that they were going to try to do things differently. I.
Topics: journalism

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