Stream of Reading (Prepare to be Forwarded) – An Archive of What I'm Reading
If you’re keeping score at home about whether or not a “War on Christmas” is going on in this country, it looks like you can add another tally to the “Yes” side: Historically black churches in the South keep getting burned down. Yep, this one’s pretty much an open-and-shut case. Sure, it’s easy to write…
Image: Mashable composite Flickr, bsabarnowl; 67825670@N07 By The Associated Press2015-12-07 15:44:13 UTC NEW YORK — Keurig, the maker of single-cup coffee machine maker, said Monday that it has agreed to be sold to private equity firm JAB Holding Co. for about $14 billion. The amount is a whopping 78% premium over Keurig’s stock price —…
Dropbox just delivered some bad news for Mailbox users. The company will shut down its popular email app along with its its photo storage app Carousel, Dropbox announced Monday. Mailbox will be closed on Feb. 26, 2016; Carousel will shut down March 31, 2016. Reasons for closing the two apps were vague. Dropbox CEO Drew…
Photo Hillary Clinton addressed guests at the Saban Forum held by the Brookings Institution in Washington on Sunday. Credit Mark Wilson/Getty Images WASHINGTON — Hillary Clinton said on Sunday that the Islamic State had become “the most effective recruiter in the world” and that the only solution was to engage American technology companies in blocking…
Photo A bookshelf at the Republican National Committee in Washington containing books on Democratic opponents. Credit Zach Gibson/The New York Times Opposition research is one of the least understood disciplines in politics. In my experience, it’s not Dumpster diving, paparazzi-style lurking or attending clandestine meetings in empty parking garages in a feverish quest for dirt….
President Obama gave a speech on Sunday night about the threat posed by ISIS. It also happens to be the first night of Hanukkah, the Jewish holiday celebrating the defeat of the Selucid Empire at the hands of the Judean rebels known as the Maccabees. Just days after his candidate delivered a speech loaded with…
Recent tragic mass shootings in California and Colorado have reignited a longstanding debate over when it is appropriate to call mass killing in the U.S. an act of terrorism. The debate has more significance in ideological and partisan battles than it does in the law. While federal law creates some special authority to charge international…
“South Park” dodged a bullet. The show’s 19th season premiere is about PCU, a new frat whose members are political correctness vigilantes set on blasting their sirens before violently “checking someone’s privilege”; a new character, the aggressive PC Principal, spends his time enforcing a microaggression-free campus. When resident smartass Eric Cartman stumbles over his (for…
Opposition research is one of the least understood disciplines in politics. In my experience, it’s not Dumpster diving, paparazzi-style lurking or attending clandestine meetings in empty parking garages in a feverish quest for dirt. Rather, it’s the search for facts. It’s the job of a researcher to protect the truth from being a casualty, even…
Sinclair Broadcast Group, Inc., the owner of the most local TV stations in the country, has purchased and next spring will relaunch the defunct mobile news site Circa, the company announced Monday. Sinclair has hired John Solomon, formerly the vice president for content and business development for The Washington Times, to lead the effort as chief…