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But although both Roosevelt and Reagan appealed to the best in America, there was a significant philosophical difference between the two Presidents: Roosevelt turned to government to solve the problems of the people, while Reagan turned to the people to solve the problems of government. |
The Conservative movement had generally flourished during the 1980s, but there were inevitable tensions as it grew in size and influence. In the 1950s, the sharpest debates had been between traditionalists and libertarians as to the proper balance between order and liberty. In the 1980s, traditionalists and neoconserva... |
The external threat of communism and the calming presence of President Reagan had persuaded most conservatives to sublimate their differences for the greater good. But with the collapse of Soviet communism and Reagan's departure, disagreements among the varying kinds of conservatism came to the surface with more intens... |
President Bush the Elder was a severe disappointment to many conservatives, who did not mourn for long his 1992 defeat to New Democrat Bill Clinton. They found consolation in a new and somewhat controversial Conservative leader who came from the other end of Pennsylvania Avenue Congressman Newt Gingrich. His Contract w... |
In the November 1994 elections, Republicans gained 52 seats and assumed a majority in the House of Representatives for the first time since 1953 when Dwight Eisenhower was President. And they recaptured control of the U.S. Senate. The New York Times called the Republicanconservative triumph "a political upheaval of his... |
But the year that began with such shining promise ended in bitter disappointment. The Republican House watched its public approval sink from 52 percent to the upper 20s in January 1996, while Speaker Gingrich received a perilous disapproval rating of 51 percent. |
Republicans grossly underestimated President Clinton's political skills, especially his use of the veto, and they failed to respond forcefully enough to the Democrats' propaganda. And they overestimated the ability of Congress to govern. In the age of mass media, presidential power is too great and congressional power ... |
No U.S. President was as coolly welcomed as Republican George W. Bush was in January 2001. His inaugural was overshadowed by the disputed nature of his victory narrowly losing the popular vote to Vice President Al Gore and winning the Electoral College by just one vote more than the needed 270. |
Widely described and not only by partisan Democrats as the man who "stole" the 2000 election, a cautious Bush began his presidency by focusing ontaxes and education reform as a reflection of his "compassionate" conservatism. His major accomplishment in his first six months was a monumental tax cut of $1.6 trillion, a m... |
And then came September 11, 2001 "9/11." The hijacked airplanes that smashed into the white towers of the World Trade Center in New York City, the mammoth Pentagon in Washington, D.C., and the Pennsylvania countryside killed three thousand innocent people and swept away the political and social detritus of the previous... |
The once passive President became an activist chief executive, asking for the authority to fight a protracted conflict against terrorists, help industries hit hard by terrorism, and rejuvenate a stalled economy. Aided by the public's tendency to rally around the President in a time of crisis, Bush's approval ratings sk... |
Inevitably, President Bush's popularity has leveled off in the 50s. Bipartisanship in Congress has become more difficult as the fundamental differences between Republicans and Democrats on core issues liketaxes and federal spending and even the Iraq War have resurfaced. Patriotism has become passé in some quarters, esp... |
But America will not return to its preSeptember 11 way of life. The terrorist attacks were a defining moment in modern American history. Americans are prepared to fight terrorism as long as they did the Cold War, which occupied us for some four decades. |
In any war, leadership is critical. President Bush's leadership will be scrutinized as his Administration considers appropriate action against terrorists. Despite the questions about the existence or nonexistence of weapons of mass destruction in Iraq, the majority of Americans still believe the war of liberation again... |
At home, the Bush Administration is committed to preserving the tax cuts and stimulating the economy without massive federal spending and federal regulation. Such a balancing act of economics and politics will demand the greatest skill and care. The President is fortunate in that he can call upon the myriad resources o... |
The transforming power of modern American conservatism over the last 50 years has been unmistakable. In the late 1940s, we seemed to be headed for a socialist world in which MarxismLeninism could only be contained, not defeated. In the 1990s, we celebrated the collapse of Soviet communism and the adoption of liberal de... |
The impacts of modern conservatism in America have been equally profound. There is renewed public skepticism about Big Government, a "leave us alone" attitude that stretches back as far as the Founding of the Republic. Because of Conservative initiatives like welfare reform, several of the nation's leading cultural ind... |
The liberal historian Arthur Schlesinger Jr. wrote in 1947 that "there seems no inherent obstacle to the gradual advance of socialism in the United States through a series of New Deals." Fiveandahalf decades later, the Conservative columnist George Will wrote that we had experienced "the intellectual collapse of social... |
The one political constant throughout those 50 years has been the rise of the Right, whose Long March to national power and prominence was often interrupted by the death of its leaders, calamitous defeats at the polls, frequent feuding within its ranks over means and ends, and the perennial hostility of the prevailing ... |
Lee Edwards, Ph.D., is Distinguished Fellow in Conservative Thought in the B. Kenneth Simon Center for American Studies at The Heritage Foundation. He delivered this lecture in Beijing and Shanghai, China, in November 2003. |
[O]ne thing is already clear: Chile was well prepared for this disaster, having been struck by 13 large earthquakes since 1973. The biggest seismic event in recorded history was in Chile, a 9.5-magnitude quake in 1960. While the death toll will inevitably go up, and hundreds of millions of dollars in property damage ar... |
Comparisons to Haiti, whose earthquake was much smaller but several orders of magnitude more deadly, are inevitable. But not only was Chile far better prepared, it is also a vastly more developed country, one that just joined the OECD and has a highly competent government, so it's no surprise that it would be able to w... |
N.C. Superintendent of Public Instruction Mark Johnson has named the former headmaster of a Rutherford County charter as his new chief of staff, Johnson’s office announced Friday. |
Johnson announced Joe Maimone’s appointment a few months after Maimone’s unexpected resignation from Thomas Jefferson Classical Academy, the Mooresboro charter he co-founded in 1998. |
Maimone has also served on the state’s Charter Schools Advisory Board — which counsels the State Board of Education on charter policy and applications — since 2013. |
The position will report directly to Johnson, a Republican school choice supporter who’s clashed openly with the State Board of Education over K-12 policy and the budget. |
Johnson touted Maimone’s background with the charter school in his announcement Friday, pointing out that he led the school as it grew from 110 students in grades 7-9 in 1999 to about 1,300 students in grades K-12 today. |
The superintendent’s announcement said students “thrived” at Maimone’s school. |
The charter earned a “B” performance grade and did not meet growth expectations on its 2016-2017 assessments, according to the most recent state report available. |
The school serves a decidedly different population than many typical public schools, however, with just 7.5 percent of its students considered “economically disadvantaged.” Traditional school supporters have often pointed out that the state’s growing charter sector serves a more affluent population. |
Academic research has documented the powerful impact socioeconomic status has had on academic performance. |
The charter is part of the TeamCFA charter network, which has deep ties to influential Republican state leaders. |
Maimone also made some waves this year when he suggested traditional public schools were “milking” the federal school lunch program, serving free lunches to students who could afford to pay for their meals, according to The News & Observer. |
Here’s a compilation of crazy runs, jumps, and parkour tricks from Oleg Cricket, a daredevil who was either born without fear or recently made into some sort of superhero. Hell, maybe even both. You can see him sprint and jump off the side of skyscrapers, flip and twirl over gaps between buildings onto the roof next do... |
Just remember to breathe when you watch him go or you’re gonna faint. |
Mashape, an API marketplace catering to both application developers and providers, has raised a $1.5 million seed round from a who’s who of technology investors. New Enterprise Associates led the round, with Index Ventures, Charles River Ventures, Ignition Partners, Amazon.com (s amzn) CEO Jeff Bezos and Eric Schmidt’s... |
Mashape describes its service, currently in private beta, as “a place to easily discover, manage and hack bada** APIs.” For developers, that means the ability to find and tinker with public APIs that will help them bolster whatever application they happen to be working on. For API creators, that means a channel through... |
API adoption is critical for application providers, because it means the application is gaining traction. The more developers integrating a service’s API into their own applications, the broader the original service’s footprint and the more traffic to the original service itself. |
However, as Apigee and Mashery have taught us, managing API usage is also very important because too many API calls or insecure practices can put a service at risk. Both services provide a wide variety of tools for securing, monetizing and analyzing API usage. At this point, Mashape is touting a couple of management fe... |
Maybe Mashape will add more management in the future, but for now, it appears more focused on building a community. Already, it claims more than 180 APIs in its marketplace. Mashape’s tactic suggests that while it recognizes the business opportunity inherent in APIs, it thinks they might be more like relationships, put... |
Feature image courtesy of Flickr user NatalieMaynor. |
Congrats to Mashape. However, public APIs are still the focus here and I wonder whether private APIs will be the next wave of innovation that will increase the opportunities to generate business for firms that manage API integration. |
Good point Taariq! If you signup on Mashape there is a tab called “Private APIs” – which helps you manage your internal APIs. |
Why do you think Kyra opted not to use the Blood Veto and save you? |
I think Kyra didn't use the Blood Veto on me because they are an emotional player; they couldn't let go of the fact that Chelsea left last week, they hold me responsible for the majority of that decision in regards to the speculation of this girls alliance. As much as I had hoped that they would use it and make a big m... |
Where do you think your game went wrong? |
I think my game went wrong when I didn't trust my gut early enough. I had a feeling for a very long time that Dane was playing everybody. I knew that he was a lot closer to Adam than he let on, and every time I brought up speculation about Mark he tried to squash it and say Mark was a number. Also, he never really brou... |
Who would you like to see out of the house next and why? |
I would like to see anybody from the four guy alliance. I don't have a preference on who. I do really respect Adam and Dane as players; I think they're doing an excellent job, but I also think that Anthony and Mark really haven't proven exactly where they stand. I think they've been letting Adam and Dane make all the c... |
Despite being out of the house, you've still been a part of Big Brother Canada, which not a lot of people can say. How did you find the whole experience? |
Big Brother Canada was an absolute dream come true. I have nothing but amazing, positive memories and feelings towards it, and everyone who put this show together, kept it going, all the fans, and everyone who believed in me enough to actually put me on here. I have unlimited amounts of gratitude, I really do. This is ... |
What have been some of your favourite moments? |
Meeting Este and all the fun we've had together will stay in my heart forever, and the fact that it's filmed is even better. I knew I was a weirdo going into this, and meeting someone who could just be as free and weird as I am was definitely what I needed inside of such a stressful environment like that. Also, just al... |
Royal & SunAlliance has brought in Manning Selvage & Lee to handle UK corporate PR for its Broker division. |
MS&L will initially focus on promoting the division’s expertise in the property investment and construction sectors, as well as building awareness of the insurer’s commitment to issues such as road safety and climate change in relation to UK businesses. |
MS&L was brought in after competitive pitch. The six-strong team at MS&L will be led by head of financial services Duncan Hart, reporting Royal & SunAlliance external comms manager Tina Coates. |
With less than two weeks left to The Next Web Conference Latin America, we help you get ready with a new post series that will bring you everything you need to know about this exciting region. |
This was the first question we tried to answer when we kickstarted our Latin America channel 14 months ago: Where is Latin America’s Silicon Valley? The answer, as you may remember, is that there isn’t one – but rather a multiplicity of tech hubs all across the south of the continent. |
It is important to note that a lot has happened over this period, which is not very surprising in a fast-growing region such as Latin America. Foreign VC funds have moved South, accelerators have mushroomed and new opportunities have blossomed – not just in capital cities, but also in regional hubs. |
Although some may disagree, we tend to think of this fragmentation as a strength. As a matter of fact, it also means that wannabe entrepreneurs can attend meet-ups in their own city, connect with a like-minded crowds and local mentors, find a co-founder and do great things without having to move to the Valley – at leas... |
Still, it makes communication a challenge, which is why it’s crucial to have events that give these different ecosystems a chance to connect – and we hope that TNW Conference Latin America will be one of these. |
There’s no arguing about it: Miami belongs to Latin America as much as it belongs to the US. In this context, it is hardly surprising to see startups open offices in Miami to target the Latin American market. To give only a couple of examples, this is the case of two companies we have reviewed over the last few months:... |
Interestingly, the connection also works the other way around. As the Miami-based angel investor Marco Giberti pointed out in the interview we published recently, targeting the US Hispanic market can be a good strategy for Latin American startups to crack the US market, and Miami a good starting point for US expansion. |
In other words, Miami is a powerful bridge between the US and Latin America – and New York City will have to keep up its efforts if it wants to challenge this position. |
Despite the wave of violence that has badly hit the city over the last couple of years, Monterrey fully deserves its place on this list. As we reported when we wrote about the city’s first Startup Weekend last September, the tech scene’s movers and shakers are determined to fight against negative forces. |
This tech ecosystem can obviously be leveraged to create startups; unsurprisingly, it has already given birth to young companies such as the website builder Sidengo and the food ordering platform Atumesa. In addition, it also boasts a high-profile VC fund, Alta Ventures. |
While Monterrey is an interesting hub, there’s no doubt that Mexico City is a much larger one, thanks to its huge metropolitan population of over 21 million. This is obviously a very attractive market for local B2C startups such as entertainment check-in app Yumbling and food delivery service Sindelantal.mx (formerly k... |
Over the last couple of years, the city has also consolidated its ecosystem, with the opening of co-working spaces such as El 3er Espacio and the launch networking events such as Lean Startup DF, promoted by the new early stage fund Investomex. The city also plays host dev meetups such as the local version of SuperHapp... |
As a matter of fact, the country and its capital are increasingly attracting attention in the US – and our West Coast Editor Drew Olanoff was one of several foreigners to speak at Apptualizate’s conference last March. This new event is an interesting addition to Mexico’s line-up of events, which also includes the big s... |
We first wrote about Puerto Rico last January, when it became difficult to ignore the big push that key local players were trying to give to the local startup scene of this US commonwealth. At the time, this small group of like-minded people had just launched StartupsofPuertoRico (SoPR), on the heels of a series of suc... |
Puerto Rican entrepreneur and mentor Ramphis Castro tells us that the last few months have been very positive for the island’s tech ecosystem. While existing initiatives have grown, including SoPR itself, new projects have also emerged, and Founder Institute’s local chapter is currently accelerating its first class of ... |
Still, a lot remains to be done, and the local blog Mindchemy recently listed 5 elements Puerto Rico needs for its startup to blossom: more angels, a co-working space, a forum where founders can exchange ideas, a conference series by successful founders, and EIRs who could spend a few months on the island and share the... |
Considering Venezuela’s problems, it is not surprising to find talented Venezuelan entrepreneurs creating startups in the US. For instance, this is the case of Techstars’ alumnus Piictu. |
More recently, BetaBeat dedicated a profile piece to Quotidian Ventures’ founder, New-York based Venezuelan angel Pedro Torres Picón and his investments in New York. Yet, this isn’t only about the US, and Quotidian Ventures itself invests in Latin American startups, such as crowdfunding platform Idea.me. |
Back in Venezuela, a tech scene is also emerging in Caracas. Last March, Telefónica’s accelerator Wayra opened its local academy to host the 10 Venezuelan teams it had selected among more than 650 pitches. In addition, the city also boasts co-working spaces, ‘Espacios Accede,’ which also play host to training and netwo... |
When we took a closer look at the tech ecosystem across Central America last October, we came to the conclusion that most of the local talent was working for design and development shops geared towards foreign companies, especially US ones. In this context, the number of local world-class startups is still very limited... |
However, Guatemala has bigger ambitions and hopes to change this state of fact, the New York Times recently reported in an article titled “A Silicon Valley Dream Grows in Guatemala, Despite the Risks.” This is particularly true in Guatemala City, thanks to Campus Tecnológico, also known as TEC Guatemala. |
TEC occupies the entirety of a multi-storey building, which plays host to young seeds such as Milk n’Cookies, one of the early stage companies that TEC is currently incubating. While it is still early days, this is a very promising initiative, which could change the face of Guatemala as we know it. |
Puerto Rico is one of the only cities to recently welcome a new chapter of Founder Institute, as did Medellin. Launched last April, the program is led by US-born entrepreneur Alan Colmenares, whom we once listed as one of the 9 foreigners you should know in Latin America. |
This is one of the many changes that took place in Medellin over the last decade. Once infamous, Colombia’s second largest city is going through a full-blown revitalization. On one hand, it is tackling its urban problems, for instance with innovative escalators which help connect the slums with other neighborhoods. On ... |
As we reported, its Secretary of Education is promoting an ambitious initiative known as Medellín Digital, and rumor has it that the city could play host to the next edition of Campus Party in Colombia, as the event may leave Bogotá next year. |
Bogotá is yet another Latin American city where Founder Institute is now running its acceleration program. The city also has its own Wayra academy, which will soon welcome its second class, as well as a well-known co-working space, HubBOG (see our post about ‘Eleven Latin American Co-Working Spaces You Should Try Out‘)... |
More generally, the city is consolidating itself as a tech hub for startups interested in affordable, quality development work and/or in tapping the growing local market. For instance, the social accommodation booking platform WeHostels (formerly InBed.me) may have offices in New York, but the majority of its team is b... |
The Brazilian city of Manaus is the Amazon’s largest city. While it blossomed during the rubber boom in the 19th century, it is now getting ready for a tech boom, thanks to the small but growing tech hub which is currently emerging. |
On one hand, the city boasts a Free Economic Zone where electronics such as Microsoft’s Xbox 360 consoles are being manufactured and shipped across Brazil. On the other hand, Manaus is also home to several startups, many of which are related to the country’s recent ‘coupon fever’. For instance, leading daily deal websi... |
Beyond coupons, Manaus also gave birth to other ventures such as traffic monitoring platform Trânsito Manaus, its public transportation subsidiary Ônibus Manaus and social ticketing platform Ingresse.com.br, which recently joined 500 Startups. Importantly, the local ecosystem is also starting to get organized, thanks t... |
As we reported, Recife has long established itself as a talent pool for the global tech industry, thanks to its universities’ world-class computer science departments. Over the last decade, the city has also been working on ways to retain this talent and stop the brain drain, while attracting foreign professionals. |
The key to accomplish this goal is called C.E.S.A.R, which is the Brazilian acronym for “Recife Center for Advanced Studies and Systems.” Created 15 years ago by university teachers, it has turned into Brazil’s most innovative tech institution. In addition to helping big companies develop new ideas through open innovat... |
More recently, C.E.S.A.R has also become part of a larger initiative, the tech cluster Porto Digital, which plays host to 143 companies and 6,500 IT professionals. If this wasn’t enough to put Recife on the map, the city also recently hosted a Startup Weekend, and is now gearing up for its Campus Party. |
Peru is certainly one of the most underrated countries in Latin America, and this is also true of Lima’s startup scene. While it doesn’t compare with São Paulo’s or Santiago’s, it has recently witnessed very interesting changes, starting with the launch of Wayra’s local academy. |
As we pointed out, Wayra’s impact goes well beyond the 10 Peruvian teams it is accelerating. According to the Peru-based American entrepreneur Kate Mulder, it also helped a lot of people make their way out of the woodwork – not only the 1,217 entrepreneurs who applied, but also mentors and investors. |
As a matter of fact, Mulder herself is involved with a local angel investing group. Other interesting initiatives that have emerged over the last few years include the entrepreneurship community Lima Valley and the networking events Lima Tech Meetup and First Tuesday Peru. |
Belo Horizonte is one of Brazil’s and Latin America’s most interesting tech hubs, which earned it the nickname of “San Pedro Valley,” as we reported last year. Not only is it home to Google’s R&D center for Latin America, but it also gave birth to a flurry of startups, such as DeskMetrics, Everwrite, HotMart and RockBe... |
More importantly, we are talking about an interconnected network, where startups know each other, share ideas with mentors and meet up on a regular basis at networking events such as Hora Extra BH and Pitch Digital or at the local co-working space CoolWork. |
The city also boasts a world-class VC fund, FIR Capital, which is now part of DFJ’s network. A few weeks ago, Belo Horizonte also inaugurated a new technological park called BHTec, which is home to several tech companies, including Samba Tech itself. |
Rio de Janeiro is not only one of the most naturally beautiful cities in the world; it is also becoming a serious São Paulo challenger when it comes to Internet startups. While Rio’s natural assets aren’t new, the city has been increasingly attracting attention over the last few months. |
More importantly, this trend is likely to persist at least until 2014 FIFA World Cup and 2016 Summer Olympics. As a result, Cisco chose Rio as the base for its new innovation center, which is part of its $570m investment in Brazil, while IBM is helping Rio’s city hall to manage its impressive operations center. |
Yet this isn’t only about happy accidents, and local forces have also made considerable efforts to give the city’s tech scene a boost. New and high-quality accelerators have emerged, such as 21212, which also has offices in New York, but also 100% Rio-based Polo Marte, VentureOne and Startup Rio – not to mention other ... |
In addition to Startup Weekend, regular networking events have also blossomed, for instance Startup Rio Meetup, which has expanded to other cities, as well as Geeks on Beer, which is organized by the same group which is also managing Rio’s main co-working space, BeesOffice. |
As we once wrote, Campinas isn’t the most glamorous destination in Brazil – it is located around 90 km away from São Paulo and far from any beach. But any self-respecting geek has to get to know Campinas’ startups, as the city is one of Brazil’s main tech talent hubs. |
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