‘Politics’ Archive

Special Deliveries February 21, 2010 No Comments

Through a fluke of fate, I’ve spent more time talking in front of groups of people over the last four months than I did during the preceeding four years. Several of those appearances have been work-related, leading all-day (or close to it) discovery sessions where I get to really know a client’s audience, goals and [...]

A Guide to Net Neutrality October 22, 2009 2 Comments

I’ve been meaning to post for a while now on this subject, but haven’t had the time.
And frankly, I still don’t. But given the furor over the FCC’s notice of proposed rulemaking today, I feel the need to quickly dash off a some thoughts. Hopefully at some point I’ll be able to do a more [...]

On the redistribution of wealth August 5, 2009 5 Comments

One of the (many) objections conservatives and libertarians have raised to one of the (many) health care reform proposals presently being bandied about in Congress is the funding mechanism for any sort of public option. One current Democratic proposal on the table would levy taxes on the rich to help foot the bill (“rich” in [...]