In the wake of Jann Wenner's ouster from the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame board, a surprising source came to his defense: long-time rival Bob Guccione Jr. In the following Q&A he explains why free speech trumps "woke" society's reactions to it.

If the presidential election campaign plays out anything like the presidential merch campaign, incumbent Joe Biden is winning. Dark Brandon too.

"Junk fees are those sneaky fees that are hidden from consumers when they are shopping for the best price, and sneak up on them when they have already made up their mind and are about to make payment," National Economic Council Director Lael Brainard said in March, while making a case for the Biden Administration's new junk fees polices, noting, "Each year, 'junk fees' cost Americans tens of billions of dollars."

Sadly, the real reason advertisers have been abandoning Twitter/X is that it has become an even more unsavory place for reputable consumer brands to show up, in a world with many important alternative options. So, I mean, why bother?