The Week That Matters (24 October 2022-28 October 2022)

"A people that elect corrupt politicians, imposters, thieves and traitors are not victims but accomplices." George Orwell

Is Edward Bernays responsible for today’s sorry state of affairs?

Mad Men is one of the best TV dramas ever created. The TV series, however, could easily have been about the guys who owned the ad agencies on Madison Avenue in the 1950s. They were more interesting than the guys pitching for business. And one, in particular, had a story that would have mad…