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Politics Central- The Glenn and Helen Show: Brian Anderson on Media Freedom October 16, 2008Brian Anderson is the author of South Park Conservatives, and now he's got a new book out with Adam Thierer entitled A Manifesto for Media Freedom. We talk to Anderson about efforts to restore the Fairness Doctrine, the prospect of media regulation via subterfuge, and the likelihood of efforts to squash the alternative media in the next Congress -- as w […]
- The Glenn and Helen Show: Adam Shepard on Making it from Scratch September 30, 2008Can you still make it from scratch in America? That's the question that Adam Shepard asked himself in college. On graduation, he took a train to Charleston, South Carolina and started out with nothing but $25 and a backpack. A year later, he had a car, and apartment, and $2500 in the bank. How he did it -- and what he learned along the way -- is the sto […]
- The Glenn and Helen Show: T. Boone Pickens on Wind Energy August 30, 2008T. Boone Pickens is an oilman, a takeover expert, and a longtime observer of the American scene. He's got a new book out -- The First Billion Is the Hardest: Reflections on a Life of Comebacks and America's Energy Future -- and a new wind energy plan for reducing America's dependence on imported oil. We talk to Pickens about oil dependence, wi […]
- The Glenn and Helen Show: Carla Howell on Ending the Income Tax in Massachusetts August 21, 2008Like many states, Massachusetts has an income tax. But in Massachusetts, people are trying to do something about it. Libertarian activist Carla Howell organized an initiative in 2002 that would have abolished the state income tax. It got over 45% of the vote, and now she's back with another effort. We talk to her about libertarian politics, politicians […]
- The Glenn and Helen Show: Kathleen Parker on Why Men Matter June 19, 2008They used to say that it was a man's world, but you don't hear that much any more. Women outnumber men in college, get preferential legal treatment in many areas, and in general seem to be doing better, while boys lag girls in education and men generally seem to be doing worse. Should anyone care? Yes, says Kathleen Parker in her new book, Save the […]
- The Glenn and Helen Show: Doug Feith on War and Decision June 12, 2008Douglas J. Feith served as Undersecretary of Defense for Policy from 2001 through 2005. His new book, War and Decision: Inside the Pentagon at the Dawn of the War on Terrorism, looks at the response to the 9/11 attacks, the invasion of Afghanistan, and most significantly the Iraq war and its aftermath. Feith's book is copiously documented, and he's […]
- The Glenn & Helen Show: Robert Kagan on the Return of History May 18, 2008In the 1990s, people talked about the "end of history," when international power politics wouldn't really matter. In his new book, The Return of History and the End of Dreams, Robert Kagan talks about democracy, autocracy, and the return of Great Power politics to international relations.
- The Glenn and Helen Show: Fred Thompson on John McCain and Judges May 5, 2008With Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama still slugging it out in the Democratic primaries, John McCain has already cleared the way to the Republican nomination. He's spending his time laying out his positions for the general election, and one of the most important issues has to do with judicial nominations. We were lucky enough to catch up with McCain […]
- The Glenn and Helen Show: Cass Sunstein on Libertarian Paternalism April 21, 2008Cass Sunstein is the Karl Llewellyn Professor of Jurisprudence at the University of Chicago, and the coauthor, with Chicago colleague Richard Thaler, of Nudge: Improving Decisions About Health, Wealth, and Happiness. Sunstein and Thaler espouse a theory of "Libertarian Paternalism," in which people have more choice than they do now, but in which ig […]
- The Glenn and Helen Show: Michael Yon on the Moment of Truth in Iraq April 14, 2008Michael Yon is a blogger, and independent journalist, and he's actually the longest serving embedded journalist in Iraq. He's also got a new book out, Moment of Truth in Iraq: How a New 'Greatest Generation' of American Soldiers is Turning Defeat and Disaster into Victory and Hope. It's a terrific book, and a must-read for anyone int […]
- The Glenn and Helen Show: Brian Anderson on Media Freedom October 16, 2008
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- Ft. Hood November 6, 2009My prayers for the victims and their families of this terror attack. The government can spin it how ever it wants to, but it was just one more terror attack by a follower of a religion of peace. Will the west learn or will it be put to the sword of jihad?Yoni Tidi
- Reinstate the death penalty November 5, 2009The Jerusalem Post Internet Edition Nov. 4, 2009 Stewart Weiss , THE JERUSALEM POST The spike in violence in Israel - particularly the recent, high-profile murder of children - has once again ignited the national debate over capital punishment. This paper has taken a stand ("What child killers deserve," Editorial, November 4) against the execution […]Yoni Tidi
- Navy: 10 times more arms on ship than on Karin-A November 4, 2009Israel Navy chief talks about weapons ship seized by Israel Navy commando, says vessel carried enough weapons and ammunition to supply Hezbollah for month or more of fighting against Israel. Navy chief: 'Ship's crew didn't know anything about it. Neither did Egyptians.' Barak: This will not be Iran's last smuggling attempt Hanan Gree […]Yoni Tidi
- So Much Hand Wringing November 4, 2009Senior officer: New rockets a real threat on home front IDF officials believe Hamas has accumulated significant number of long-range rockets while continuing to arm. According to estimates, however, Palestinian organization's ability to launch missiles into central Israel is limited Hanan Greenberg The new rockets in Hamas' possession will one day […]Yoni Tidi
- IDF takes over arms vessel November 4, 2009Some 150km off Israel's coast, special naval force seizes Antiguan trade ship found to be carrying arms. Ship taken to Ashdod port for further examination believed to be bound for Hezbollah, Syria Hanan Greenberg Drama off of Israel's shores: The Israeli Navy seized control over a suspicious vessel, which was found to be carrying weapons. The incid […]Yoni Tidi
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- Google Chrome 4: Yes, it's fast, but is it usable? November 6, 2009By Scott M. Fulton, III, Betanews If, as Google says, a Web browser is not so much an application but a platform upon which a new class of applications may be built, then that platform must provide support. It needs to give its users the ability to accomplish tasks, and to devise new and better ways to accomplish them better. For as we all know now, "br […]Scott M. Fulton, III
- Myka announces its latest Linux-based 'net top box' November 6, 2009By Tim Conneally, Betanews Early in the summer, IPTV startup Myka delivered an impressive Linux-based device which was not quite a set-top box and not quite a home theater PC (HTPC). Though the device's identity was sort of nebulous, the company's goal was crystal clear: to easily make the tons of different types of Internet video content viewable […]Tim Conneally
- What hath Mac wrought? A remembrance after a quarter-century November 6, 2009By Scott M. Fulton, III, Betanews [ME's NOTE: This article was originally published on January 30, 2009, here in Betanews. I'm reprinting it today in honor of the memory of a man I refer to in this article, who was one of my early mentors in computing and in business, and who passed away last October 26: Elmer Zen "E.Z." Million, the prop […]Scott M. Fulton, III
- Video: Netflix on PlayStation 3 November 6, 2009By Tim Conneally, Betanews As a PlayStation 3 owner, I did not have the luxury of Netflix Instant streaming through my video game console until today. Now, with the aid of Blu-ray's BD-Live and a free Netflix disc which must remain loaded in the PS3, I now have access to an experience similar to the one Xbox Live Gold subscribers had on their 360s. Thes […]Tim Conneally
- Early build of Moblin 2.1 improves connectivity, but not device support November 6, 2009By Tim Conneally, Betanews Until recently, netbooks seemed to be computers designed by a subtractive process. That is, you start with a notebook design, and you scale back on the cost by equipping it with lower-power processors, less on-board storage, smaller screens, and either open source software or truncated desktop operating systems.There really hasn […]Tim Conneally
- Google Chrome 4: Yes, it's fast, but is it usable? November 6, 2009
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