Shut Up and Pay Me February 28, 2025
Dad’s home. Yesterday morning, Amazon founder, part-time rocket man, and fellow billionaire media mogul Jeff Bezos announced The Washington Post’s opinion page was adopting a new philosophy. Henceforth, he published to X, “We are going to be writing ...
Samuel Graydon's 'Einstein In Time and Space' February 21, 2025
Laments about the state of education are arguably as old as education is, or close to it. And they’ve always been a waste of time.That’s because knowledge isn’t bestowed on us as much as it’s created. The Wright Brothers didn’t attend college, but it...
Is Bezos Ushering in New Era at Washington Post? October 31, 2024
Is Jeff Bezos going to bring back real journalism?In a shocking move, The Washington Post announced Friday it would not be endorsing a presidential candidate, after decades of doing so and after the outlet’s editorial board had written an endorsement...
Journalism Dies in Lockstep October 30, 2024
The media world is in a fury: the Washington Post and Los Angeles Times recently announced that they would not endorse a presidential candidate. Editors and columnists at both papers have resigned in protest; readers have cancelled their subscription...
Bezos Gets It Backwards September 27, 2024
At different points in my life, I have both worked for Amazon and been a regular writer for The Washington Post. Jeff Bezos owns both companies and both places have major issues.Amazon has an insane employee burnout rate—150 percent, according to doc...