Business & Economics
Business & Economics
Private efforts result in better problem solving
Often when some unexpected challenge faces a person, someone asks, “What are you going to do about this?” The answer, frequently delivered with casual confidence, tends to be: “I’ll think of something.” No answer and attitude better characterizes how to think about problem solving in a free society. Unlike the ...
Business & Economics
True Hollywood Scandals: The Courtroom Legacy of Anna Nicole Smith with Horace Cooper.
Anna Nicole Smith’s life was a tabloid’s dream. Even though she passed away almost one year ago, her saga lives on in the media through battles ranging from paternity disputes to prescription drug abuse to disputed legal fees. As the 9th Circuit gets ready to take up her case again, ...
Business & Economics
Amazon Leads La Résistance Against Protectionism
The French Booksellers’ Union launched its case against Amazon in 2004, alleging that the company’s ‘free shipping’ policy constitutes an illegal discount on books. According to a 1981 law designed to protect France’s independent publishers and bookstores, no discount on books can exceed five percent off the publisher’s recommended price. ...
Business & Economics
When Web 2.0 Meets Politics
Hillary Clinton is my friend. On MySpace, that is. If I were going to vote for the first candidate that responded to my social networking “friend” request, it would be her. Of course, that’s a silly idea, but with all the hoopla over politicians using new technologies, one might ask: ...
Business & Economics
The Writers Strike and Jay Leno’s Monologue
I am an economist, not a lawyer, and so I won’t comment on the validity of the union claim. Leno is a member of the Guild, and could very well be contractually bound in such matters (though NBC predictably challenges this claim). On the other hand, even if something might ...
Business & Economics
California Lights the Way: Legislature Could Become Global Internet Regulator
Last week Governor Schwarzenegger created a new state agency to help Californians protect their personal information online. With more than one million cases of identity theft reported in California last year, the Office of Information Security and Privacy Protection will serve as a valuable educational resource to help residents stem ...
Government Spending
Emergency Room “Crisis”: An Onion With Many Layers
The California Hospital Association has come on board Governor Schwarzenegger’s and Speaker Nuñez’ Health Reform Deforminator Model ABX1 1 – provided much of the cash thrown off the whirlygig of taxing and spending lands in its members’ coffers. Those in favor of more government spending on health care have succeeded ...
Business & Economics
KGO-AM Radio: Josh Treviño’s interview with Ronn Owens – California’s Top 10 Policy Blunders of 2007
KGO-AM Radio Interview: The Ronn Owen’s Show – PRI’s Josh Treviño is interviewed regarding “California’s Top 10 Policy Blunders of 2007.” KGO-AM Radio – Ronn Owens Show, San Francisco, January 2, 2008 PRI’s Josh Treviño is interviewed regarding “California’s Top 10 Policy Blunders of 2007.”
Business & Economics
The Gender Card and the Highest Glass Ceiling
No sooner do we report the latest foolishness on the “glass ceiling” than it pops up again, this time from someone who wants a rather important job — President of the United States. “In so many ways, this all-women’s college prepared me to compete in the all-boys’ club of presidential ...
Business & Economics
Mayor Newsom’s Wi-Fi Flip-Flop
The city’s most recent muni Wi-Fi project collapsed in August when Earthlink concluded that the network was not financially viable. As city officials reeled from this defeat, a small Mountain View-based start-up quietly embarked on a unique experiment. Much like another well-known company in Mountain View, Meraki Networks grew out ...
Private efforts result in better problem solving
Often when some unexpected challenge faces a person, someone asks, “What are you going to do about this?” The answer, frequently delivered with casual confidence, tends to be: “I’ll think of something.” No answer and attitude better characterizes how to think about problem solving in a free society. Unlike the ...
True Hollywood Scandals: The Courtroom Legacy of Anna Nicole Smith with Horace Cooper.
Anna Nicole Smith’s life was a tabloid’s dream. Even though she passed away almost one year ago, her saga lives on in the media through battles ranging from paternity disputes to prescription drug abuse to disputed legal fees. As the 9th Circuit gets ready to take up her case again, ...
Amazon Leads La Résistance Against Protectionism
The French Booksellers’ Union launched its case against Amazon in 2004, alleging that the company’s ‘free shipping’ policy constitutes an illegal discount on books. According to a 1981 law designed to protect France’s independent publishers and bookstores, no discount on books can exceed five percent off the publisher’s recommended price. ...
When Web 2.0 Meets Politics
Hillary Clinton is my friend. On MySpace, that is. If I were going to vote for the first candidate that responded to my social networking “friend” request, it would be her. Of course, that’s a silly idea, but with all the hoopla over politicians using new technologies, one might ask: ...
The Writers Strike and Jay Leno’s Monologue
I am an economist, not a lawyer, and so I won’t comment on the validity of the union claim. Leno is a member of the Guild, and could very well be contractually bound in such matters (though NBC predictably challenges this claim). On the other hand, even if something might ...
California Lights the Way: Legislature Could Become Global Internet Regulator
Last week Governor Schwarzenegger created a new state agency to help Californians protect their personal information online. With more than one million cases of identity theft reported in California last year, the Office of Information Security and Privacy Protection will serve as a valuable educational resource to help residents stem ...
Emergency Room “Crisis”: An Onion With Many Layers
The California Hospital Association has come on board Governor Schwarzenegger’s and Speaker Nuñez’ Health Reform Deforminator Model ABX1 1 – provided much of the cash thrown off the whirlygig of taxing and spending lands in its members’ coffers. Those in favor of more government spending on health care have succeeded ...
KGO-AM Radio: Josh Treviño’s interview with Ronn Owens – California’s Top 10 Policy Blunders of 2007
KGO-AM Radio Interview: The Ronn Owen’s Show – PRI’s Josh Treviño is interviewed regarding “California’s Top 10 Policy Blunders of 2007.” KGO-AM Radio – Ronn Owens Show, San Francisco, January 2, 2008 PRI’s Josh Treviño is interviewed regarding “California’s Top 10 Policy Blunders of 2007.”
The Gender Card and the Highest Glass Ceiling
No sooner do we report the latest foolishness on the “glass ceiling” than it pops up again, this time from someone who wants a rather important job — President of the United States. “In so many ways, this all-women’s college prepared me to compete in the all-boys’ club of presidential ...
Mayor Newsom’s Wi-Fi Flip-Flop
The city’s most recent muni Wi-Fi project collapsed in August when Earthlink concluded that the network was not financially viable. As city officials reeled from this defeat, a small Mountain View-based start-up quietly embarked on a unique experiment. Much like another well-known company in Mountain View, Meraki Networks grew out ...
