KUOW: Finally, Some Balanced News
Back in the old days, and I mean the 1990s, there was a general approach to getting a story in the press. A campaign or advocacy group would issue a press release, call reporters at the half a dozen or so outlets in town that might cover an issue or an event, and then one would […]
The Orion Effect: When Business Won’t Defend Its Own Rational Interests
There is a scene in Monty Python’s Holy Grail that, sometimes, seems to be the story of my life. A King is trying to be sure his son follows through with an arranged marriage. The son, Herbert (or Alice) doesn’t want to go through with it. As the King is leaving, he gets two of […]
The Stranger: More Fun With Real Estate Conspiracy Theories
Last week, we got the jump on a really misleading “report” that, once again, somehow, a relatively small number of real estate transactions are distorting the entire housing market. The Stranger felt compelled to respond with a flailing post that mentions my name 8 times but really doesn’t show how around 1,600 units of expensive […]
