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William Pollack

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I built a 40-year empire, then my industry died. Here’s how I’m starting over at 60

I built a 40-year empire, then my industry died. Here’s how I’m starting over at 60

What happens when you are 50, 60, or 70 years old and the career you spent a lifetime building suddenly disappears?  Maybe your company downsizes....

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When the grid collapses, your $1,000 iPhone is just a paperweight: Long live local radio

When the grid collapses, your $1,000 iPhone is just a paperweight: Long live local radio

My 98-year-old movie pal, Jack, and I have long spent Saturday afternoons enjoying classic films. A recent Saturday was no different. Cary Grant and...

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Washington shut down small businesses. Now it wants its money back

During the COVID-19 pandemic, Washington ordered businesses to close. It then lent many of those businesses money to survive the closures. Six years...

07.09.2026 2

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Fifty million Americans live in a news blackout. Your town could be next

There was a time when nearly every city council member expected someone from the local newspaper to be sitting in the front row. Today, in hundreds of...

07.08.2026 20

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When ‘criticizing Israel’ becomes plain old bigotry

Antisemitism has become an increasingly visible part of America’s political conversation. While criticism of Israel is a legitimate part of the...

03.08.2026 20

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William Pollack