What I learned from Steve Jobs
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Today the world loses a brilliant visionary creator and business mind. Here are some of the things I’ve learned from the life of Steve Jobs.

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Snyder takes aim, fires at Michigan’s creative industry
Tuesday, 22 Feb, 2011 – 17:58 | One Comment
Snyder takes aim, fires at Michigan’s creative industry

Update: July 12 – Snyder brings the axe down hard.

When Michigan’s new governor Rick Snyder decided to take a shot at Michigan’s creative industry tax incentives, he wasn’t using a prop gun.

Violent video game regulation: A deeper look
Wednesday, 10 Nov, 2010 – 1:04 | No Comment
Violent video game regulation: A deeper look

Tonight I joined my local Fox affiliate for a debate on violence in video games: Should games be regulated? Should they be completely protected under the First Amendment? What about the California law that is …

Destimulating the economy, 1% at a time
Sunday, 13 Dec, 2009 – 0:15 | No Comment
Destimulating the economy, 1% at a time

On Tuesday, President Obama announced that “we’re proposing a complete elimination of capital gains taxes on small business investment.” The very next day, the Democratically-controlled House voted to more than double that tax rate. Oops.

Birth of the Twitter Revolution
Wednesday, 1 Jul, 2009 – 17:06 | No Comment
Birth of the Twitter Revolution

“Kasra is dead & I don’t know where is Masood, lost him in the crowd yesterday.” So writes a young Iranian, formerly known only as “Change_for_Iran,” on the Internet service known as Twitter.

Tomorrow starts today: the presidency of Barack Obama
Wednesday, 5 Nov, 2008 – 0:01 | No Comment
Tomorrow starts today: the presidency of Barack Obama

We as Americans must take care to remember that the election season is over – we are no longer divided by the goal of the electorate, but are again bound by the indissoluable ties of nationality. Again we have but one overarching goal, and that is to improve and perfect our wonderous Union.

Barkley 2014: Shut up and vote
Monday, 3 Nov, 2008 – 17:47 | No Comment
Barkley 2014: Shut up and vote

Recently Charles Barkley revealed to CNN’s Campbell Brown that he intends to run for governor of Alabama in 2014. He believes the state has nowhere to go but up, and while Alabama is “number 48 in everything,” Arkansas and Mississippi which are apparently 49 and 50 “aren’t going anywhere,” which means to Mr. Barkley that at the very least, he can’t screw things up any worse.

An open letter to Gawker Media
Thursday, 18 Sep, 2008 – 0:16 | No Comment
An open letter to Gawker Media

I am angry because this is not the political process. It is not even the process of justice, if one believes there is justice that needs to be served to this woman.