How the President Used the Cloud to Beat Romney (Part 2)

Gathering Clouds: Obviously, the groundswell during the last campaign was a very palpable cultural moment, and a lot of the technologies that you were using this time around weren’t as widely available last time. How did these technologies change? What was ultimately the benefit for you guys?

How the President Used the Cloud to Beat Romney (Part 1)

Cloud Player: Interview with Obama for America’s Engineering Director, Dylan Richard: How the President Used the Cloud to Beat Romney, by Gathering Clouds [Editor’s note: We hope you enjoy this special guest interview from Gathering Clouds.] In honor of President Obama’s second inauguration, we had the great pleasure to sit down for an extended conversation

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Capitalism 2.0: Logic

During the elections, one of the most frustrating experiences I had was trying to have intellectual discussions with people about Obama’s policies. While I have tried to examine things with logic, they have decided to suspend logic, and rely on faith. “He will figure it out,” has been the most common line. Well, I don’t

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Capitalism 2.0: Character

I have to say that one thing our new president does not lack is character. He is doing what he said he would do: redistribute wealth and perpetrate socialism. He is very consistent with his campaign rhetoric, and that is refreshing to see in this world full of two-faced people with no character.

Capitalism 2.0: Wealth Redistribution

This morning, Obama is giving more working capital to General Motors, keeping yet another failed company on more life-support. The market is responding by falling 300 points after a nice rally last week. The chronic deficit spending continues under President Obama-led wealth redistribution, in perfect opposition to free-market capitalism. Here’s what Ayn Rand has to

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Market and Economy

Both Bernanke and Geithner have been in Senate hearings today. Bernanke said that the current and future fiscal stimulus packages are necessary. There was no choice but to bail AIG out. Geithner stated the obvious: more money will be going into future stimulus packages and bail-outs. Meanwhile, Obama has made a statement that he isn’t

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Designs of the Week: Political Campaign Posters

Although the US presidential election has come and gone, after seeing graphic artist and illustrator Shepard Fairey’s recent Obama “Hope” posters, we became curious about how past presidents portrayed themselves through the graphic design of their posters.

Obama Slams Wall Street Bonuses

Obama has slammed Wall Street bonuses. Thank goodness.