Pete Kotz

8 Reasons "Congressman" May Be the Worst Title in America

Pete KotzMay 30, 2014

Imagine, in a moment of suspended disbelief, that your job pays 174 grand a year. And comes with a $1.3 million expense account. And a staff of 18 Ivy League yes-men whose sole duty is to bray loud and wide about the miracle that is you - when they're not......

How the U.S. Chamber of Commerce Became the Greatest (Bumbling) Enemy of America

Pete KotzJanuary 30, 2014

I. Meet America's business cheerleaders. People tend to view the Chamber of Commerce in the same light as the Rotary Club or the Knights of Columbus: officious do-gooders lending a helpful hand in the name of economy and country. It's a largely accurate assessment - at least on the local......

The 20 Worst People of 2013

Pete KotzDecember 11, 2013

Featuring threesome seekers, cokehead judges, hockey dads from hell and, quite naturally, Wells Fargo......

The Undercover Animal Cruelty Videos that Spurred Big Ag's Censorship Crusade

Pete KotzMay 24, 2013

Photo courtesy of Mercy for AnimalsOne of the nearly 3,000 pigs at Country View Family Farms in Fannettsburg, Pennsylvania. The far mis a supplier for Hatfield Quality Meats, which is sold in twelve Northeastern states.This week's story, "The Ag Gag War," goes behind the scenes of the guerilla fight between......

How Undercover Animal Rights Activists Are Winning the Ag-Gag War

Pete KotzMay 23, 2013

Cody Carlson had no way of preparing for this moment. He was a Manhattan kid, days removed from working as an analyst for a business-intelligence firm, where he scrutinized corporations and their executives. Now he was standing in a bleak barn at New York's largest dairy farm. There was a......

How the Dodgers' New TV Contract Exemplifies Major League Baseball's Problems

Pete KotzMarch 28, 2013

Police in riot gear guard the dugouts, preparing for the worst, with German shepherds at heel. This is Philadelphia in 1980, after all. It's the bottom of the ninth. Two strikes. Two out. Bases loaded. Human rocket Willie Wilson of the Kansas City Royals hugs the plate, curiously dressed in......

The Super Bowl Prostitution Hoax

Pete KotzFebruary 2, 2012

Indianapolis is bracing for war. It’s Super Bowl week, after all. Time for the Annual Invasion of the Hookers, which promises to be as harrowing as the Ottoman ...

Mormons: A Shallow Yet Helpful Guide to See If You Should Hate Them or Not

Pete KotzNovember 3, 2011

Last month, evangelical leaders gathered in D.C. for the Values Voter Summit, where disciples of the Pissed-Off Jesus harrumphed and yammered about how much Ame...

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Pete Kotz

8 Reasons "Congressman" May Be the Worst Title in America

How the U.S. Chamber of Commerce Became the Greatest (Bumbling) Enemy of America

The 20 Worst People of 2013

The Undercover Animal Cruelty Videos that Spurred Big Ag's Censorship Crusade

How Undercover Animal Rights Activists Are Winning the Ag-Gag War

How the Dodgers' New TV Contract Exemplifies Major League Baseball's Problems

The Super Bowl Prostitution Hoax

Mormons: A Shallow Yet Helpful Guide to See If You Should Hate Them or Not

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