Plane stupid: DeSantis misses the lessons of Dukakis
By DAVID A. CHAUVIN // In September 1988, Democratic nominee for President of the United States Michael Dukakis, with his lead in the race dwindling fast, visited the General Dynamics…
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Factcheck: Misinformation is mangling LI innovation
By DAVID A. CHAUVIN // When I was young, my parents told me I had to wait 30 minutes after eating before I could go swimming. It had something to…
No. 705: Swimming with sharks, dueling Jesse James, digging cellular biology – and it’s finger-licking good!
Catching up: Welcome to Wednesday, dear readers, as we shake off the three-day holiday festivities and stride confidently into the heart of summer – a blazing shot straight through…
No mistaking it: ‘Sorry’ seems to be the hardest word
By DAVID A. CHAUVIN // The American poet Carl Sandburg famously said, “If the facts are against you, argue the law. If the law is against you, argue the facts….
No. 693: Great donations, clever lawyers and fine wine, in a galaxy far, far away…
A little forced: Welcome to Wednesday, nerf-herders, as we travel from one end of the galaxy to the other in search of technological breakthroughs and other amazing powers. It’s…
A moment of silence as the iPod shuffles to the end
By DAVID A. CHAUVIN // Last week, the iPod officially died. The last available iPod, the most recent iteration of the Touch, was discontinued by Apple, finally ending a music-listening…
No. 669: On Wilt the Stilt, ‘King Kong’ and other true giants, featuring tax breaks and banana pies
You bet your ash: Welcome to Wednesday, true believers, and not just any Wednesday but Ash Wednesday, the annual Christian holy day of prayer and fasting and traditional start…
In Rogan controversy, social media’s darker evolution
By DAVID A. CHAUVIN // On the surface, it’s easy to paint the latest controversy for Spotify flagship enterprise “The Joe Rogan Experience” with broad strokes: another example of COVID-19…
No. 662: A midwinter dream with radioactive elements, Teflon, The Facebook and homemade soup, mmmmm
That was close: Welcome to the first Friday of February, intrepid innovators, as Long Island narrowly escapes this week’s nationwide winter storm – a just reward for another productive…
No. 661: Crispy tots crunch, the NL plays ball, Tim Sini lands on his feet – and we crepe you out, just a bit
Deuces wild: Welcome to Wednesday, dear readers, and not just any Wednesday but the first Wednesday of February 2022 – making this 2/2/22, of course, a wild day indeed…
Episode 20: David Chauvin – Responsible Party
David Chauvin has his finger firmly on society’s pulse. Once a rising star of Nassau County politics, the executive vice president of Great Neck-based ZE Creative Communications is a cornerstone…
No. 657: Making memories with Gov. Hochul, Janis Joplin and tighty whities – and fresh popcorn for all
A game of inches: Welcome to Wednesday, dear readers, as winter does its thing and we march, undaunted, toward innovative socioeconomic greatness. It’s chilly out there, but so far,…
Gasp! Can the news media actually see the future?
By DAVID A. CHAUVIN // Well, it’s official: The Giants are rebuilding. It wasn’t too long ago that I was sipping a freshly brewed preseason cup of false hope, as…
How to handle tough news reporters, and Thanksgiving
By DAVID A. CHAUVIN // The holidays are here again, and with them, thankfully, a partial-but-welcome return to something like pre-pandemic normalcy. The 2020 holidays featured Zoom Thanksgivings and virtual…
No. 634: On Beatlemania, bras and an iron baroness, with a head start on your Halloween candy
Already in progress: Welcome to Wednesday, dear readers, as we rejoin our broadcast in the middle of another exciting week of socioeconomic innovation and at the midpoint of the…