“Human nature” – actually applies to way more than just humans. Gazelles – like to consume vegetables. It’s their nature. Cheetahs – like to consume meat. It’s their nature. Governments – like to consume constituents. It’s their nature. Seventh century B.C. Greece’s philosopher Aesop – understood it way back when. Timeless wisdom – is timeless…
Technology entrepreneur and angel investor Peter Thiel – is a Big Tech anomaly. Thiel was a co-founder of what became mammoth online payment company PayPal. He struck it really rich when they sold PayPal to eBay for $1.5 billion in 2002. Thiel took that coin and started Clarium Capital – an investment management and hedge…
Too many local governments look at their business permitting processes – as opportunities to gouge the companies simply trying to provide goods and services to the people who live there. This is certainly the case with companies that provide Internet access. As we diligently work to ensure everyone in America is connected – and win…
Federalism is too infrequently mentioned. And when it does come up – it is woefully misrepresented and abused. Let’s check with our old friend Merriam Webster: “The distribution of power in an organization (such as a government) between a central authority and the constituent units.” Our Constitution is fully imbued with decentralized federalism. The Founding…
There is yet another amazing revolution about to occur on the World Wide Web. Here comes the Fifth Generation (5G) Wireless Network – and with it the Internet of Things: “(T)he extension of Internet connectivity into physical devices and everyday objects. Embedded with electronics, Internet connectivity, and other forms of hardware (such as sensors), these…
