The State of the Union is less written than it is designed, structured and organized around applause prompts and camera cues. Alex Pareene applausecameracue Change image and share on social
We are actually a very rich country with a lot of resources and the ability to do almost whatever we want. We could eliminate poverty in America by spending a fraction of what we spend on defense. Alex Pareene abilityamericacountry Change image and share on social
'The Newsroom' is phenomenally bad good TV. Sam Waterston and Jeff Daniels and Emily Mortimer are all terrific! So is the production, and the direction, and even the editing! Alex Pareene baddanieldirection Change image and share on social
In case you're unfamiliar with TED, it is a series of short lectures on a variety of subjects that stream on the Internet for free. Alex Pareene casefreeinternet Change image and share on social
I don't want to be totally repetitive and doing the same thing over and over again for the rest of my life. I don't want to do that at all. Alex Pareene liferepetitiverest Change image and share on social
'Simplifying' the tax code is a priority mainly for people who make enough money to want to avoid paying taxes, and who make their money by means unorthodox enough to make avoiding taxes possible and desirable. Alex Pareene avoidcodedesirable share on social
Many on the professional Right owe their livelihoods to a large and growing network of nonprofit donor-funded groups and for-profit consulting and direct marketing companies hired by those groups. Alex Pareene companyconsultdirect Change image and share on social
'Political junkies' and liberals will watch MSNBC, and angry, old right-wingers will watch Fox. Alex Pareene angryfoxjunkie Change image and share on social
Niall Ferguson is an intellectual fraud whose job, for years, has been to impress dumb, rich Americans with his accent and flatter them with his writings. Alex Pareene accentamericandumb Change image and share on social
It's easy for the thought-leader and executive classes to embrace a 'do what you love and love what you do' philosophy when they are wealthy enough to work hard only voluntarily, and when their jobs grant them status. Alex Pareene classeasyembrace share on social