by Erik Kain on March 1, 2012
The shortest distance between two points is a straight line, and the likeliest explanation is usually the most straightforward and least complex. So when rumors started surfacing last month that Newt…
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by Erik Kain on February 1, 2012
Politico reports on Facebook’s very own electioneering arm: Top officials at Facebook pumped $170,000 into the company’s new PAC in 2011 — a sure sign that the company is ready to be a political player as it prepares for its IPO this year. , , David Ebersman, Marne Levine, Joe Lockhart and Joel Kaplan each [...]
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by Erik Kain on February 1, 2012
The real winners in Facebook’s upcoming public offering will be its current owners. Barrett has a helpful pie chart illustrating just who these lucky few happen to be: Honestly, I had no idea that Bono had such a large investment in Facebook. We’ve all heard of and ‘s investments in the social media giant, but [...]
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by Erik Kain on January 2, 2012
Can technology overcome and change institutions otherwise overcome by inertia and stagnation? Will technology help overcome tyrants and change the relationship between state and citizen in positive and hopeful ways, or will it enable dictators and make governments even more oppressive? These were some of the questions posed at Techonomy this past November. These aren’t merely [...]
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E.D. Kain is a blogger and freelance writer. Currently he serves as Editor-in-Chief of The League of Ordinary Gentlemen and writes a policy blog at Forbes. He can be found occasionally composing 140 character cultural analysis on Twitter. His writing has appeared in The Atlantic, The National Review, The Washington Examiner, and the now-defunct True/Slant.