Category Archives: politics
Pro-Profit for Antiviral Drugs: A critique of NPR’s goofy coverage on flu vaccines
Yesterday I found myself listening to NPR’s Morning Edition and its coverage of swine flu. This story, Antiviral Drugs Discounted For Government : NPR, discussed the deep discounts governments negotiate and the resulting shrunk revenue and profit streams that big … Continue reading
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Building on Hoffman’s Recommendations Re: Stimulus 2.0
Last week, LinkedIn Chairman/CEO Reid Hoffman wrote up his recommendations on ways to address the current economic crisis with pro-startup policies. His article, Stimulus 2.0: It’s The Startups, Stupid., is worth a read. His recommendations are a strong start. I’d … Continue reading
The Auto Bailout Issue—Posner
I’ve enjoyed Justice Posner’s writing elsewhere, and I enjoy his blog. Interesting take on auto bailout, basically advocating this to delay bankruptcy / liquidation until the US economy has enough positive sentiment to stomach it. The Auto Bailout Issue–Posner via … Continue reading
Memo to President from Congressional Dems: Please Save Detroit
Memo TO: President George W. Bush FROM: Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid; Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi; Congressman Barney Frank; and Senator Christopher Dodd DATE: December 4, 2008 RE: Our Christmas Wish List — Please Bail Out Automobile Industry … Continue reading
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Case Study: Online Savvy of the Presidential Campaigns
I’m going to write more about this in the coming weeks, but one of the big historic elements to the Obama versus McCain campaigns is the innovation that the Obama folks have used in technology. In 2004, the GOP trounced … Continue reading
A Counter to RWW’s Analysis: LinkedIn’s keeping it simple
Bernard Lunn writes a useful analysis of the recent LinkedIn deal in ReadWriteWeb. While I found it thorough and detailed, if I were to critique it, I’d say that it’s myopic and thus over-complicated. Here’s what I mean. First off, … Continue reading
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A Man in Full : Timothy J. Russert
I was travelling to Las Vegas to meet my father- and brother-in-laws when I saw the news that Mr. Russert had passed. As I’ve started blogging, I’ve found it interesting to pause and reflect on the lives of people who’ve … Continue reading
A life-saving prescription for the GOP
“If you’d fought like a man, they wouldn’t be hanging you like a dog.”–last words of Anne Bonny, a female pirate, to her pirate captain boyfriend. The Republican Party is in a crisis. It’s losing stronghold seats in Louisiana, Mississippi, … Continue reading
Primary thoughts
“Instant gratification takes too long!” (Postcard from the Edge) With HRCs and McCain’s wins in NH the Presidential nomination race “wide open” and now a “chess match.” It’s exciting to see all the gasping for air, the shock, the disbelief … Continue reading
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Bloomberg Moves Closer to Running for President – New York Times
A well-timed, well-messaged article from Bloomberg. Bloomberg is as credible an independent candidate as we’ve had in a long, long time. Also his message of pushing to break-through on gridlock is a powerful message that the Dems and GOP will … Continue reading
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