Islam, Shari’ah Law, and Cultural Capitalism
“If I was a non-Muslim travelling by plane I would always ask for the halaal meal,” says Saliegh Salaam. “Not only will the meal be prepared to a significantly higher standard than other airline food,...
View ArticleWhen titans clash: Google vs. AT&T for America’s Internet future
By Martin Bosworth The Federal Communications Commission recently announced plans to auction off portions of the wireless spectrum in order to raise money for the government. Although supporters of net...
View ArticleScience gone wrong: when self-delusion leads to death
It’s popular to loathe mainstream pharmaceutical companies. Big Pharma has been accused of profiteering at the expense of the poor. Of not doing enough to find solutions to the diseases of the poor....
View ArticleBasic principles for building America’s Internet future
By Martin Bosworth Crossposted at Open Left. Senator Dick Durbin has begun a several-night series of conversations with the blogosphere on how to build a set of principles for improving American...
View ArticleZimbabwe: the Hollow State
Three weeks ago Tama Muru from the BBC asked me if I thought Zimbabwe would explode. At the time I said, “No.” Was I wrong? The situation three weeks ago was this: The Zimbabwe dollar was worth less...
View ArticleFCC wireless auction: Google wins, AT&T wins, Americans lose
By Martin Bosworth Today the FCC set its guidelines for how the newly available wireless spectrum frequencies are to be auctioned. In a nutshell, the FCC agreed that networks built on the new spectrum...
View ArticleIs the Sirius-XM merger really good for radio fans?
By Martin Bosworth Sirius Satellite Radio posted smaller losses and lower subscriber costs to Wall Street this week, which is about as good as a business that loses millions a year can expect–and that...
View ArticleHagel-Dodd bill to fix infrastructure a limited vision of the task
At least one candidate and one almost-was candidate for president in 2008 believe that the United States cannot afford — through federal funding — to pay for desperately needed repairs to 160,000...
View ArticleIt’s past time for some perspective on recent stock market volatility
As of 10:16 MDT, September 7, 2007, the Dow Jones Industrial Average has fallen 200.87 points, the NASDAQ is off 46.49 points, and the Standard & Poors 500 is off 20.64. Put into percentage terms...
View ArticleGlass-Steagall for Dummies: what it is and why the US needs it now
by Chris Griesedieck I don’t know who Peter Wallison is, but he does not seem to understand the consequences of re-implementing Glass-Steagall. Or he does, and is willfully ignoring them to irritate me...
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