* “A deception.” That’s how freedom of the press was characterized by Vladimir Lenin. Those in 21st century agreement are not all Communists.
* We all get the problematic logistics that impact newspaper deadlines these days. But it still seems weird to not have a Sunday newspaper account of a Saturday night Lightning game played in downtown Tampa—not in some western time zone.
* “Proposals for regulating social media merit rigorous public scrutiny. But what recent events have demonstrated is that policymakers’ traditional hands-off posture is no longer defensible. … Because the economic incentives of companies in digital markets differ so sharply from those of older businesses, traditional anti-trust measures won’t curb those abuses.”–Robert H. Frank, Cornell University emeritus professor of economics.