For a long time, Apple successfully built up an image as the good guys, cool and hip compared to the stodgy and evil Microsoft, beginning with its classic ’1984′ ad that aired during the Super Bowl of that year
Category Archive: Politics
May 21 2013
Are you a ‘liberal imperialist’?
Stephen R. Walt takes on those whom he calls ‘liberal imperialists’.
May 21 2013
Supreme Court to hear case on prayer at government meetings
I went as a guest to a big function recently that was organized by a major corporation to honor its long-service employees. There must have been close to a thousand people in the ballroom. The program began with a prayer, as if the organizers did not care that in such a large group there would …
May 20 2013
Using the morality clause to split up gay couples
I wrote two weeks ago how the acceptance of adoption of children by same-sex couples preceded that of same-sex marriage because courts changed the standard for awarding custody to that of the best interests of the child. So as people started coming out openly as gay following a divorce, courts did not automatically disqualify them …
May 20 2013
Unduly harsh punishment
I was not aware of this but apparently the use of all electronic devices is banned in federal courts. Maurtez Prince, 22, of Cleveland, learned this the hard way when he was sentenced to 30 days in jail for contempt for tweeting and taking photographs of a friend of his during the latter’s sentencing hearing …
May 20 2013
The whistleblowing arms race
President Obama has presided over one of the most opaque administrations in history, even worse than the Bush administration that was so bad that Obama’s promise to have the most transparent administration ever was greeted with great hope and optimism by advocates of open and clean government.
May 20 2013
The puzzle of rising IQ scores
Nearly three decades ago, work by James R. Flynn revealed that average IQ scores in developed countries were rising at a stunning pace, of the order of 0.3 points per year or more. Later work showed similar explosive gains in developing countries and that the rise (now dubbed ‘the Flynn effect’) is still continuing. How …
May 19 2013
Film review: War on Whistleblowers
I just watched the latest work by guerilla filmmaker Robert Greenwald. He is developing a new form of journalism that makes documentaries on important issues that are timely because they are low-budget and filmed on a short schedule, and then sells them (or even gives them away free) directly to people, bypassing the usual channels …
May 19 2013
The Washington scandal machine
The Washington media talking heads had a wonderful week with the trifecta of scandals that suddenly engulfed the Obama administration. I paid just cursory attention to them, following my rule that the things that get the most attention from the chattering classes are the ones of least significance. The main consequence is to distract attention …
May 19 2013
The government’s role in a child’s education
In a previous post, I wrote about how in the US, the Supreme Court has ruled that although the government cannot force parents to send their children to public schools, the states can set reasonable standards that must be met by the educational system they do choose, whether it be private, parochial, or home school. …
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