Reply #67: I don't write opinions wholesale. [View All]

I don't change my point of view -- or what the public sees as my point of view -- based on dollar signs. If Jerry Falwell wants me to ghostwrite for him, I'll decline -- but I might try to write the piece anyway (for my eyes only) as an exercise.

Even in my job, I don't write opinions. I just write facts skewed for a group I don't agree with; it's called "editing a trade magazine." I don't like the fact that minimum-wage increases hurt some of my readers, but guess what? They do. And I report that. I also report that repetitive-stress injuries hurt their workers. And that fixing those injuries might cost them money. And sometimes, I report what my readers think about those injuries and the lost money. That's called "writing for a specific audience." It isn't high art.