While I’m typically not a fan of the ACLU, this short video on AdCritic Interactive illustrates some of the humorous and frightening issues associated with technology and our loss of privacy. Click on the screenshot below (make sure that you
Microsoft’s $32 Billion Stock Plunge
For those of you that don’t watch the stock market or follow computer companies, I’ll give you a quick summary: Microsoft’s stock took its biggest one-day fall in more than five years Friday, shaving about $32 billion off the company’s
Are Software Vendors Trustworthy?
In an interesting article in the Sterling-Hoffman newsletter, Olin Thompson indicates that US corporations have changed their methods in buying software technology: “Buyers are skeptical of technology investments. Buyers remember late 90’s and early 2000’s when they heard a roar
Market-Driven Gasoline Prices
In a recent issue of American Spectator, R. Emmett Tyrrell, writes a lucid analysis of energy usage and oil consumption: “The world can pump 85 million barrels a day. The world consumes 30 billion annually and will thirst for more
Why Do So Many Jews Vote Democrat?
The most frequent question that my non-Jewish friends ask me is: ‘why are Jews so liberal?’ The question is entirely legitimate since Jews (outside of Israel) are indeed overwhelmingly liberal and disproportionately left of liberal as well. For example, other
George Bush the Dissident
Natan Sharansky writes in today’s Wall Street Journal, that President Bush is indeed a dissident that is fired by a deep belief in the universal appeal of freedom, its transformative power, and its critical connection to international peace and stability. However, he
War on Terrorism
The so-called War on Terrorism, as defined by President Bush, is having mixed results. One of the problems appears to be that the war planners have dedicated a major portion of their resources to fight the insurgency in Iraq and have ignored
More on the Senile Old Man from Georgia
If you read this blog, you know by now how I feel about former US President, Jimmy Carter… Michael Reagan writes today about the source of many of our problems: “…south of our borders we have a nut job running
European Sophistry
The Europeans never cease to amaze you with their inability to recognize simple facts (I won’t bore you with the Neville Chamberlain analogy)… A recent article in the Economist notes that “there will be no peace in Palestine until the
U.S. Military Tactics in the Middle East
In Iraq, American troops no longer try to flee the attackers when ambushed. Most troops have been instructed to stop and engage the attackers in a decisive battle. Previously, the attackers often got encouraged when American troops sped away from