Mindblown: a blog about philosophy.

Marketers can’t seem to stop thinking about the spectacular marketing opportunity afforded by schools. It’s easy to imagine the conversation in the business meeting room: Kids are bored in school — we can grab their attention with ads! Compulsory schooling creates a captive audience for us — if we can just get in the door!…

One would think that an operation run by Ken Adelman — infamous for proclaiming that U.S. forces would enjoy a “cakewalk” in Iraq* — would, at least, be a little bit hesitant to label anyone a “liar.” But that would suggest something resembling humility and a conscience. Among other posts, Ken Adelman now runs something…

The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) yesterday blessed the creation of a Lockheed-Boeing joint venture that it acknowledges will create a durable monopoly, raise prices and reduce innovation. The client of the joint venture, United Launch Alliance, will be the U.S. government, primarily the Defense Department. So the government has agreed to let itself be ripped…