Glassman has had a regular column in the Washington Post for years, but it hasn't been there of late. Don't know if he quit or is on sabbatical or what, but it seems to be coincident with the publication of his book. He didn't use to be such a bull, I think the ideas come from his co-author, and he is kind of the guy who put it into nice language, as he's really a professional journalist.
I don't know where he's originally from, but he was in New Orleans for a long time, he started a tabloid newspaper I used to work for, the Figaro, which tried to emulate the Village Voice but more upscale. (Doncha love that word, "upscale"? I learned it working at Figaro ~ there was a fake ad in the layout department that said "Upscale dogs shit on Figaro.") And he left to start some money magazine in the D.C. area, which I think went under, and then he went to work for the Washington Post. So, he's really just a news guy, very talented at selling ads, he used to be, anyway. |
