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I grew up in an environment of jokes and sarcasm and puns. I talk that way, so I write that way.
Teamwork is better than isolation, especially for a columnist.
Go for the gold: better one great column and some undistinguished ones than constant mediocrity.
People are treating the Stewart case as seriously as Enron when it's really over trivia.
I wanted to be a columnist so badly that I took a huge pay cut to leave Forbes, which wouldn't give me a column, and join Newsday, which wanted... →
Report, report, report. Dig, dig, dig. Think, think, think. Don't stop being a reporter because you've become a columnist.
Don't commit to being a columnist unless you're willing to do it right. Report your behind off, so you have something original and useful to... →
I've spent my career trying to help people without connections understand what's going on so that they have a chance of getting a fair shake... →
When I started writing a business column 15 years ago, I knew I'd found the perfect job for myself. As a columnist I could pick my own topic, do... →
If the government decides to put your life under a microscope, do you think it won't find something? I suspect there's not an adult in the... →
It's easy to write a good column if you've got good information. It's hard if you have to depend on style alone. I suppose there are... →
The column's worked out great for me. I've gotten a ton of ego satisfaction, had a lot of fun, won a batch of prizes and occasionally done... →
The lesson that any thinking person draws from the Stewart saga is that when the government asks questions, run for your lawyer and don't say a... →
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