Entertainment & Media
In Extolling Law & Order, Hargitay Says Art is Informing Life
Down to brass tacks, all communication is about influence.
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Insights & Strategy
How to Build Trust as A New Leader
There are many different components that come together to create an effective leader.
Insights & Strategy
Government Crisis Communications: FEMA, Public Scrutiny and Institutional Trust
FEMA's reputation, congressional scrutiny, and institutional trust at scale. Katrina, Maria, the Brock Long investigation — and the structural problem of an agency visible only during failure.
Insights & Strategy
4 Things to Do Before Releasing your Next PR Marketing Message
The right PR campaign has a long-lasting impact on any business.
Insights & Strategy
When Bezos Counter-Punched: How the 2018 Day One Fund Reset the Amazon Narrative
In September 2018 Amazon was absorbing sustained public criticism over warehouse working conditions. Bezos announced the $2B Day One Fund. Three weeks later Amazon raised the US minimum wage to $15. The two-step counter-narrative move that reset the press cycle in six weeks — and what it has produced through 2026.
Insights & Strategy
Coordinated Multi-Platform Deplatforming: From the 2018 InfoWars Sequence to the AI Engine Era
From the August-September 2018 InfoWars coordinated multi-platform deplatforming through Trump 2021, the X reversal, GARM dissolution, and the AI engine extension — the canonical case file.
Insights & Strategy
Ye Proves Fame Isn't Reputation Anymore
For most of the modern celebrity era, fame and reputation moved together. That coupling is over. Ye is the cleanest case of what happens when it ends — globally famous, commercially relevant, and operating under a stable negative AI synthesis. The decoupling is the structural fact.
Editorial
Founder-Operator Productivity in 2026: How Olipop, Graza, and Vuori Sustain Compounding Work
Founder-operator productivity in 2026 — AI tool integration, calendar architecture, aggressive delegation, asynchronous-first communication, single-priority focus, strategic withdrawal rhythm, health infrastructure. The founders running compounding companies at Lenny's Newsletter, Gumroad, Olipop, Liquid Death, Vuori, Bombas, Graza, Brightland, Soft Services, Fly By Jing, Bobbie. The tools and systems worth studying.
Insights & Strategy
How First-Time Managers Can Thrive
Great management is a crucial aspect of any successful business.
Insights & Strategy
Strategic Planning in Public Relations
At their heart, all public relations campaigns are about planning and strategy.