THB #342: Who Watches the Watchers Friday

Happy Friday!

My intention was to write a third “complicated world” newsletter today, based around a Roy Price Substack that published on Tuesday.

If the name Roy Price is not ringing an instant bell for you, he is the guy who got killed at Amazon - he was in charge of Prime - because of a #MeToo accusation over alleged words, not actions.

He writes: “I have been asked: then why did Amazon let you go? I presume because it was three days after the Harvey explosion, things were extremely fraught in Hollywood, and it was the safe thing to do.

When you are an employee, you are always the lizard’s tail.”

My intention was to dig into this issue, including and beyond Roy Price’s personal story. The piece he launched earlier this week is less than half about his personal story… but obviously, it all reflects on the painful part of his history (ongoing).

But the truth is, after spending 2 newsletters explaining why facts are facts and opinion is opinion and hysteria is hysteria, this discussion i…