https://pjmedia.com/tatler/2012/06/12/new-acting-commerce-secy-has-no-commercial-experience/feed/PJ Media is a leading news site covering culture, politics, faith, homeland security, and more. Our reporters and columnists provide original, in-depth analysis from a variety of perspectives.en-usWed, 10 Jun 2026 06:46:05 -0400<![CDATA[Job creation, shmob creation! In harmony with Obama&#8217;s odd assertion that the &#8220;private sector is doing just fine,&#8221; the president&#8217;s new Acting U. S. Commerce Secretary Rebecca Blank has virtually no private sector experience (just like the president himself!). The sole exception in Ms. Blank&#8217;s long career is a brief stint at a data collection firm after she graduated from college in 1979. She is, however, the author of a book &#8211; Challenging Inequality &#8211; from the University of California Press, Berkeley.]]>Tue, 12 Jun 2012 13:54:18 -0400<![CDATA[Roger L. Simon]]>https://pjmedia.com/roger-l-simon/2012/06/12/new-acting-commerce-secy-has-no-commercial-experience-n166613