Commercial speech is like obscenity... we can't seem to define it, but we know it when we see it.

Commercial speech is like obscenity... we can't seem to define it, but we know it when we see it.

In the world of commercial speech, tobacco advertising bears the earmarks of an endangered species.

The law requires a paper towel ad to be scrupulously honest, but allows political candidates to lie without reproach. What's wrong with this picture?

There is a huge difference between journalism and advertising. Journalism aspires to truth. Advertising is regulated for truth. I'll put the accuracy of the average ad in this country up against the average news story any time.

I wish all consumers were as gullible as advertising's biggest critics. Anyone who believes advertising is that powerful will believe almost anything.