Teachers Unions vs. Education
DC schools superintendent Michelle Rhee has radically transformed the system for the better. Naturally, the teachers unions want her gone.
Patent System Broken
Despite constantly hiring more examiners, the patent application backlog is 728,044 and it takes 6 years to get a decision.
Murkowski v. Miller Standoff Continues In Alaska
Up in Alaska, Lisa Murkowski and Joe Miller remain deadlocked and waiting for a vote count that could take two weeks to complete. In the meantime, though, the Senator is already considering other options for getting on the November ballot.
Rod Blagojevich Convicted On One Count, Jury Hung On 23
Former Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich, and his hair, will live to fight another day.
Web Ruled By Maniacs
The secret to getting big traffic on the Internet is to target bored office workers and crazy people.
#ATTFAIL Hashtag
The inside story about a crappy wireless network’s loveless marriage with a beauty queen phone.
Steve Jobs: Phones Suck
Steve Jobs took the heat off his crappy iPhone 4 by pointing out that other phones suck in different ways.
Amazon: Kindle E-Books Outselling Paper Books
Electronic books outsold paper books on Amazon over the past three months, but the death of the hardcover is greatly exaggerated.
How ObamaCare Could Kill Small Businesses With Paperwork
Yet another “hidden” provision of ObamaCare is revealed to hold nasty surprises for America’s small business owners.
Offshore Drilling Moratorium Reimposed
The Department of the Interior has, unwisely and unnecessarily, reimposed the ban on deep water offshore drilling.
BART Cop Gets ‘Involuntary Manslaughter,’ Fed Investigation
A white police officer has been convicted of involuntary manslaughter for killing a black man. Now, the Feds are considering leveling their own charges.
