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Allan Sloan

American Journalist

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I grew up in an environment of jokes and sarcasm and puns. I talk that way, so I write that way. Allan Sloan

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People are treating the Stewart case as seriously as Enron when it's really over trivia. Allan Sloan

People Seriously Enron Case Trivia Over Really Treating

The lesson that any thinking person draws from the Stewart saga is that when the government asks questions, run for your lawyer and don't say a word. Had Stewart kept her mouth shut, she'd be OK. Allan Sloan

When I started writing a business column 15 years ago, I knew I'd found the perfect job for myself. As a columnist I could pick my own topic, do my own analysis, say what I wanted to say and attribute it to myself. Best of all, I could write in my own voice. Allan Sloan

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Go for the gold: better one great column and some undistinguished ones than constant mediocrity. Allan Sloan

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