I’ve been thinking a lot about content for the book I’m working on, and given that the theme is speaking clearly and honestly about topics that are controversial I began wondering about the proper way to educate children about the colonization of America by Europe. For those not familiar, it used to be that Columbus was revered as…
Archives for September 2012
Why I’m Camping for the iPhone 5
When things are roughly similar, I value form over function. It’s that simple. Elegance, beauty, and design are all magnifiers of experience for me, and my daily device is the place where this matters most. But I also see the other side. Google Now is overwhelmingly superior to Siri. Google Maps makes the current version of Apple Maps…
The iPhone 5 Doesn’t Need to be Revolutionary
This video is an entertaining look at the hype and reality leading up to today’s iPhone 5 release. I think they get a lot right, but they missed the most important point: the iPhone 5 doesn’t need to be revolutionary. Why is that? Because, as I predicted before the first iPhone ever launched, features aren’t what matter. The…
Trickle-down (Supply Side) Economics is a Liberal Fiscal Policy
Trickle-down economics, i.e. the idea that if you give the rich lots of money it will improve the economy, is traditionally associated with financial conservatism, yet the reality is quite opposite. This is an unproven claim, and in fact there is significant evidence for the opposite claim. So in truth, supply-side economics is a liberal economic approach in…