The Communications Curmudgeon

Fri. Sep 25th, 2026

The Communications Curmudgeon: Miscommunication

Jan 1, 2023 Ken Carman

Dear Readers, What’s your favorite flavor of miscommunication? MSNBC, Link, FOX, OAN, Newsmax? I suspect you will object to having your favorite source demeaned like this but be…

The Communications Curmudgeon

Dec 19, 2022 Ken Carman

Our Topic: Cliche' ALERT! "No News IS Good News" The Communications Curmudgeon is NO fan of cliches, but sometimes they work. The Communications Curmudgeon is no fan of…

The Communications Curmudgeon

The Communications Curmudgeon: The Opposite of Communicating

Oct 30, 2022 Ken Carman

Dear Readers, The opposite of communications? Well, obviously NOT communicating, but let's get more specific. REAL specific to our times: politics, society, faith, lack of having a faith. (Most accurately…

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The Communications Curmudgeon: BAD Names for a Bar

Oct 6, 2022 Ken Carman

This edition is for fun, but there are some names dare not be pasted onto any business, least one doesn't want to succeed. For fun, so no "Dear Readers" intro,…

The Communications Curmudgeon

Sep 30, 2022 Ken Carman

Our Topic: Car Crash Communications (Hate + Profit= Today’s Media) Dear Readers, 4 lane car crash and everyone gets out to see what happened: vultures finding entertainment value in blood,…

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Ken Carman
on Inspection- Of Time Loop Politics and Political Programming
David, Yes, this is something my professors were complaining about years ago. The deregulation of the media didn't help. News
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on Inspection- Of Time Loop Politics and Political Programming
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on The Automobile Critic: The Element
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Ken Carman
on Where Are All the Affordable EVs?
While interesting this article misses some important points. GM/Chevy screwed their customers when they put in batteries from a failing
Ken Carman
on Inspection- No More Covenant
The irony being, Rebecca Turner, I really didn't address gun laws at all, for the most part, so your criticism
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on Inspection- No More Covenant
This British reader seems more aware of the history of American regulations on gun ownership than the writer of this
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on Inspection- Love Will Come Round Again
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on Inspection- Love Will Come Round Again
his vocal style reminds me of young james taylor,very nice
Ken Carman
on Everybody Knows ~ Leonard Cohen
Great song, Cohen a great writer. Caveat: if "everybody knows" then we wouldn't have so many who claim the opposite.