We talked about the two paths for Republicans. Apparently there are also two paths opening up for Democrats. Two columns in the Washington Post cite a growing schism in the Democratic Party between old-line pro-union economic liberals and big business Democrats who favor Wall Street.
Chris Taylor at Mashable discusses how Google Glass (a set of glasses connected to Google) will change advertising. According to the patent application, the technology will track gazes, charging advertisers for what ads the wearers look at and for how long they do so. But
Washington Post political columnist Chris Cillizza has written an interesting column saying that the Republican Party must choose between two different paths, as represented by two likely presidential candidates: the moderate pragmatism of New Jersey governor Chris Christie; or the purist small-government principles of Kentucky
Brendan O’Neill himself does not believe in God, but he has written a piece entitled How atheists became the most colossally smug and annoying people on the planet – Telegraph Blogs. After rehearsing the various ways atheists have become obnoxious, he offers a rather penetrating
You know the American Dream, that in this country if people work hard and grab their opportunities they can pull themselves up by their own bootstraps and find material success? Or, put another way, that America is a land of social mobility, where poor people
Those who oppose Obamacare may well be glad that the President keeps delaying the implementation of parts of the law (namely, the employer mandate and the limits on out-of-pocket expenses). But there is a deeper issue: The law says that these measures are to go
A commission is recommending to Congress that churches and other 501(c)(3) nonprofit organizations be allowed to endorse political candidates without losing their tax-extemptions. Here is the report. Details after the jump. I decry the politicization of churches. And yet I also decry the federal government
Retiring baby-boomers are increasingly moving away from their houses in the suburbs to condos in the city. This makes sense. Single and just-married adults living in small apartments when just starting out, then moving to larger homes, more space, and better schools in the suburbs
Just what school children need: more internet! President Obama has a new signature program in the works. “ConnectEd” will provide high-speed internet access to schools, with its multi-billion dollar cost funded by new fees on cell phones. And the beauty of it, according to the
Christians have their different theologies. Conservatism comprises a number of different ideologies. Now studies are showing that there are different kinds of atheists. Sociologist George Yancey discusses recent research that classifies atheists into six different types. (more…)
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