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Thoughts on education, Apple and textbooks

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I have a little different view than the Twitterverse and blogosphere on the technological (which seems to be epub3/html5) and legal handcuffs surrounding Apple's foray into textbook publishing.. As I understand it, Apple's restrictions are on the sales of iPad-specific books - not PDFs - that are created with the free Apple publishing tool. (I guess I'll finally have to … [Read more...] about Thoughts on education, Apple and textbooks

Mitt Romney’s Core Presidential Competency: ‘Shameless Lying’ (News, Switzerland)

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Is it fair to call Mitt Romney a 'lair'? Continuing with his analysis of the U.S. presidential campaign, columnist Patrick Etschmayer of Switzerland's News doesn't hold back as he lays out why it would be hard to argue otherwise - and that ironically, this is what so suits Romney for running for political office. For Switzerland's News, columnist Patrick Etschmayer starts … [Read more...] about Mitt Romney’s Core Presidential Competency: ‘Shameless Lying’ (News, Switzerland)

Live Blogging of CNN Southern Republican Leadership Conference Presidential Debate (FINAL)

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Here is live blogging of tonight’s mega-high-stakes CNN Southern Republican Leadership Conference Presidential Debate from South Carolina. All attention tonight will be on the presumptive front runner former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney, who has gotten bogged down in questions about his taxes, investments and uneven off-the-cuff comments that get him into hot water -- and on … [Read more...] about Live Blogging of CNN Southern Republican Leadership Conference Presidential Debate (FINAL)

Breaking: FBI Shows It Doesn’t Need SOPA/PIPA; Anonymous Strikes Back

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Update 3, 3:20pm Pacific: Last week a British court ruled that a British student can be extradited to the U.S. for running a website with a .com address that linked to sites with pirated TV shows and films. Get used to copyright as the argument for America as a virtual Gitmo. Note: SOPA/PIPA not required for US Customs to treat links to allegedly copyrighted material like … [Read more...] about Breaking: FBI Shows It Doesn’t Need SOPA/PIPA; Anonymous Strikes Back

“Blazing Saddles” in South Carolina

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Is Mel Brooks directing this movie? Tonight’s final South Carolina debate will no doubt start as usual with the gang sitting under the palmettos full of Tea Party beans, competing to exude the loudest brain gas about Barack Obama and one another, but where do they go from there? Will Rick Perry, who almost started a war with Turkey last time, punch another horse? … [Read more...] about “Blazing Saddles” in South Carolina

Where are the lunchpail Democrats?

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WASHINGTON - Lunchpail Democrats don't exist. To bring the point home, Pres. Obama is now warning Democratic activists to brace themselves for the budget. But after capitulating to conservatism over Democratic economic values throughout his entire first term what comes next really shouldn't require a warning. From the Hill: Top White House officials are warning liberal … [Read more...] about Where are the lunchpail Democrats?

It’s Official: The GOP are now One-Staters

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Here's the text of the latest RNC resolution on Israel: BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the members of this body support Israel in their natural and God-given right of self-governance and self-defense upon their own lands, recognizing that Israel is neither an attacking force nor an occupier of the lands of others; and that peace can be afforded the region only through a united … [Read more...] about It’s Official: The GOP are now One-Staters

Let Them Eat Nothing

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What kind of people go to Republican candidate debates these days? What kind of people cheer when one of the aspirants at the podium in this field of bad dreams makes fun of food stamp recipients, the majority of whom are children. What kind of country do we live in today when a candidate for the presidency from one of our national parties not only seeks to protect the … [Read more...] about Let Them Eat Nothing

Family Values à la Gingrich

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The Washington Post: Presidential candidate Newt Gingrich in 1999 asked his second wife for an “open marriage” or a divorce at the same time he was giving speeches around the country on family and religious values, his former wife, Marianne, told The Washington Post on Thursday. Marianne Gingrich said she first heard from the former speaker about the divorce request … [Read more...] about Family Values à la Gingrich

BREAKING: South Carolina — And then There Were Four… (UPDATED)

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UPDATE: Rick Perry has just made it official -- and, finally, commonsensical. At an emotional news conference in North Charleston, S.C. Rick Perry announced that he is dropping out of the race (“suspending the campaign”) and is endorsing a “redeemable” Newt Gingrich. === A few days ago, I “postscripted” the announcement that Jon Huntsman intended to drop out of the … [Read more...] about BREAKING: South Carolina — And then There Were Four… (UPDATED)

(UPDATE IV) Romney Caught In The Crossfire As Perry Drops Out & Gingrich’s Ex Prepares To Blab

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How does the Mitt Romney campaign defend itself against charges -- entirely accurate, in this case -- that the man who wants to replace President Obama got filthy rich on the backs of middle-class working stiffs, pays a tax rate substantially below those stiffs and hides some of his income in offshore tax havens? The answer is that you portray your critics as … [Read more...] about (UPDATE IV) Romney Caught In The Crossfire As Perry Drops Out & Gingrich’s Ex Prepares To Blab

Mitt: Loser’s Son Who Learned Too Well

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Apology is overdue to George W. Romney for my remembering him only as an unsophisticated man whose remarks about being “brainwashed” in Vietnam cost him the 1968 GOP nomination. In Rolling Stone, Rick Pearlstein summons up the elder Romney, with ancient videotape, to recall a time when some politicians still tried to tell the truth, even if it derailed their … [Read more...] about Mitt: Loser’s Son Who Learned Too Well

Tech Community Flexes Muscle, Senators Run For The Door

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On Wednesday, tech giants (eg Google, Wikipedia, Craigslist, Reddit, Mozilla, the Cheezeburger network, Wired) played the role of Paul Revere, spreading the word that Congress was on the verge of passing a bill supported by (some say written by) the content industry, a bill that they argued would be the death of the Internet as we know it. Twenty-six Senators now publicly … [Read more...] about Tech Community Flexes Muscle, Senators Run For The Door

Report: Rick Santorum Beat Mitt Romney In Iowa by 34 Votes in “Virtual Tie”

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NOTE: There was an error in our original headline and lede on this story. It has been fixed. We regret the error. Will former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney now quote Texas Governor Rick Perry and say: "Oops!" The Des Moines Register reports that final a final tally of the caucus vote finds that former Sen. Rick Santorum beat Romney by 34 votes: THE RESULTS: Santorum … [Read more...] about Report: Rick Santorum Beat Mitt Romney In Iowa by 34 Votes in “Virtual Tie”

Romney’s Private Equity Burden- It’s Not Just About Jobs

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Mitt Romney’s ascendancy in the Republican presidential sweepstakes has put his career at Bain Capital, a private equity firm, under the microscope, the result of attacks against him from other GOP candidates. Romney’s apparent strength, his business experience, has instead become a possible liability. It would appear to be counter-intuitive to have Republicans assailing … [Read more...] about Romney’s Private Equity Burden- It’s Not Just About Jobs