In America, the fragmentation of the market spurred a chase toward the lowest common denominator and the cheapest programming. We'll never see the likes of Roots or Brideshead again, which is a shame.

I'm opposed to censorship of any kind, especially by government. But it's plain common sense that producers should target their product with some kind of sensi…

It's a tough case and the first time Reacher needs to recruit somebody to help him out. He uses a woman he knew in the army; she's a fascinating character.

I write in the afternoon, from about 12 until 6 or 7. I use an upstairs room as my office. Once I get going I keep at it, and it usually takes about six months…

Do not be deluded into believing that the titular heads of the networks control what appears on their networks. They all have better taste. All are responsible…

Chomsky is an irresistible example of the quality problem that besets the market for academic public intellectuals. --Richard Posner, 2001 [214]

...we need to recognise that the entire information sector-from music to newspapers to telecoms to internet to semiconductors and anything in-between-has becom…