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Thomas Dichter

The Tone Deafness of Internet Advertising — Annoying Your Customer as a Business Proposition???

The ad industry — presumed masters of the message — makes a big mistake when ads are placed smack in the middle of online media texts…

Dec 26, 2020

Dec 26, 2020

Joe Biden 2020. A Close Call? Not Really.

Thomas Dichter

Nov 13, 2020

Nov 13, 2020

Inside The Mind of Washington DC’s Non-mask-wearing Joggers and Dog Walkers

Given the fact that this city votes over 90% Democratic, you’d expect Washington DC to be different than the rest of the country. But, no…

Sep 6, 2020

Sep 6, 2020

Trombone memories and growing up in the 1950s — How “unwoke” were we?

The only time trombone players get to be prominent is during a parade. Because the trombone’s slide extends a good three feet beyond the…

Aug 16, 2020

Aug 16, 2020

Please Stop Calling Me “Guy”

by Mrs. Thomasina Dichter

Jul 22, 2020

Jul 22, 2020

Joseph N.Welch, where are you?

The defining moment of the McCarthy era was chief counsel for the U.S. Army Joseph N. Welch’s trenchant question to the Senator: “At long…

Mar 25, 2020

Mar 25, 2020

The Afghanistan Papers — Deja Vu all over again

by Thomas Dichter

Jan 18, 2020

Jan 18, 2020

Letter from Kolkata

Kolkata, West Bengal, May, 2018

Sep 26, 2018

Sep 26, 2018

Internet Interruptus

In the BI era (Before Internet), a person could be reasonably sure their plan for the day would be followed. Up at 7:00, do exercises, feed…

Jul 2, 2018

Jul 2, 2018

Internet Interruptus

In the BI era (Before Internet), a person could be reasonably sure that the day’s plan would come close to being followed. Up at 7:00, do…

Feb 28, 2018

Feb 28, 2018

Thomas Dichter

Thomas Dichter

An anthropologist and long-time practitioner in international development work and hence a committed critic of an industry that has become mostly about itself.

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