"Stealing MySpace: The Battle to Control the Most Popular Website in America," by Julia Angwin (Random House, $27) ...more

March 22, 2009

As we are well into the recession brought on by the burst "housing bubble," I have seen blame apportioned to any number of "malevolent" forces including "predatory" lenders, "greedy" developers, "unprincipled" house flippers, George W. Bush and the wicked Dick Cheney, as well as other evil or indifferent classes of fortune seekers. The theme is played to demonize all who thought to profit in housing while portraying those facing foreclosure as victims, duped by sophisticates playing two or more steps ahead of them. ...more

February 20, 2009

The only thing more distressing than the increasingly darkening state budget picture in Tallahassee is the utter lack of leadership and problem-solving skills being shown by Gov. Charlie Crist and the Florida Legislature. ...more

December 10, 2008