Politics

The recent elections in Berlin brought a breath of fresh air to the old, dull, gray landscape of political parties around the world. At a time when it is hard to tell the difference between parties as they espouse old, tired, out-of-date ideas, along comes something completely different – the Pirate Party of Berlin. Prior Continue Reading →

President Obama signed the America Invents Act, changing the country’s patent laws for the first time in years. Obama hopes the new laws will expedite the patent review process and help create more jobs. The reform still won’t stop major tech companies from going to patent war. Read the full article at Wired.com Continue Reading →

[wpaudio url=”https://media.shellypalmer.com/wp-content/images/usrn/110919_SHELLYPALMER_GEN_BED.mp3″ text=”Click to play … ” dl=”0″] President Obama signed the America Invents Act, changing the country’s patent laws for the first time in years. Obama hopes the new laws will expedite the patent review process and help create more jobs. The reform still won’t stop major tech companies from going to patent war. Continue Reading →

Everyone says AT&T was surprised. I’m not sure why. Everyone expected some kind of pushback. Although, considering the scope and complexity of the deal, the Obama Administration’s lawsuit to stop the AT&T’s $39Billion acquisition of T-Mobile did come very quickly. What are the issues? “Were the merger to proceed, there would only be three providers Continue Reading →

The FCC announced last week that it is throwing out the Fairness Doctrine along with 80 other rules it considers “outdated and obsolete.” The Fairness Doctrine was originally put into effect in 1949 by the FCC to ensure that radio stations and, at the time, the few newly licensed TV stations presented opposing views of controversial issues of Continue Reading →

Everybody knows how to run our country. Everybody has a better plan than Obama. 300 million Americans do. Billions of Asians and Europeans do. We have whole industries based on knowing so much more than the rest of the world: Talk Radio. Newspapers. Sports Radio. Blogs. Fashion Shows. Reality TV. Basically, all of us think Continue Reading →

For the first time in history, the Obama administration set a mandate for the fuel efficiency of tractor trailers and buses. 20% of the nation’s greenhouse gasses are created by these vehicles and the new rules require a 5% increase in efficiency each year from 2014-2017. According to the government, the mandate will cut climate Continue Reading →

President Obama is set to make an official announcement on Friday that will set new standards for automotive fuel efficiency. All cars made between the years of 2017 and 2025 will be required to drive 54.5 miles-per-gallon. Current regulations require automakers to accomplish 35.5 miles-per-gallon by 2016. Read the full article at Reuters.com Continue Reading →

[wpaudio url=”https://media.shellypalmer.com/wp-content/images/usrn/110728_SHELLYPALMER_GEN_BED.mp3″ text=”Click to play … ” dl=”0″] President Obama is set to make an official announcement on Friday that will set new standards for automotive fuel efficiency. All cars made between the years of 2017 and 2025 will be required to drive 54.5 miles-per-gallon. Current regulations require automakers to accomplish 35.5 miles-per-gallon by 2016. Continue Reading →

Originally posted at MediaBizBloggers.com Frank Rich made his debut in New York magazine in its July 11th issue with a brilliantly written, well-reported, and penetrating article titled “Obama’s Original Sin,” and it was a Ruthian home run. Rich’s theme was: “The president’s failure to demand a reckoning from the moneyed interests who brought the economy Continue Reading →