Is it time for Anthony Weiner to get back into politics?
Reports surfaced over the weekend that Anthony Weiner, the former Brooklyn/Queens congressman and mayoral candidate who left public life when his sexting habit was exposed, is considering a return to...
View ArticleShould we aim to land an American on Mars someday?
In the wake of Monday’s landing of America’s Curiosity rover on Mars, a White House science adviser hailed the event as “an unprecedented technological tour de force.” Severe budget cutbacks, however,...
View ArticleShould the city suspend the rules that are blocking taxi apps?
The Taxi and Limousine Commission notified taxi drivers and owners Thursday “that it has NOT authorized any electronic hailing or payment apps for use in New York City taxicabs.” It cited rules that...
View ArticleShould Twitter and other social media be considered private?
On Friday, Twitter complied with a judge’s order to hand over three months’ worth of a Twitter user’s tweets and the associated account information. The Manhattan district attorney’s office contends...
View ArticleWas the Journal News irresponsible in publishing the names of registered gun...
Days after the Sandy Hook, Conn., school shootings, Westchester-based newspaper The Journal News decided to publish an interactive map with the names and addresses of all the handgun permit holders in...
View ArticleWhat’s the most important plank of Gov. Cuomo’s platform?
Gov. Andrew Cuomo laid out an ambitious agenda in his annual State of the State address this month. Pleasing the political left, he unveiled proposals for gun control, decriminalizing low-level...
View ArticleWhich State of the Union proposal should Congress pass first?
President Barack Obama proposed several new initiatives in Tuesday night’s State of the Union address that require action by Congress. Among them was his “Fix-it-First” proposal for the nation’s...
View ArticleShould public companies make announcements on Twitter?
Earlier this week, the Securities and Exchange Commission announced that public companies and their executives would be allowed to use social media to make corporate announcements, as long as they...
View ArticleIs wiring the city’s subway stations with cellphone and Wi-Fi service a good...
New Yorkers can now talk on their cellphones and surf the Web while waiting for the subway in 30 more stations across Manhattan. The newly wired stations include Times Square and Columbus Circle....
View ArticleShould Congress make Internet sellers charge sales tax?
The Marketplace Fairness Act, a bill to force Internet retailers to collect sales taxes, is gaining steam in Congress. It’s backed by brick-and-mortar retailers who say they are losing business because...
View ArticleEdward Snowden: Hero or villain?
Edward Snowden is on the run from the United States, which is seeking to extradite the former contractor for the National Security Agency for leaking top-secret information. Mr. Snowden was in Hong...
View ArticleWould U buy @Twitter shares?
Executives of the popular seven-year-old social-media phenomenon tweeted the news on Thursday: Twitter is going to go public. It will sell its shares in the coming months in what will certainly rank as...
View ArticleIs it time for President Obama to shake up his administration?
In another train wreck of a political week, the administration said that President Barack Obama had no idea until recently that his government was spying on the leaders of our closest allies. And on...
View ArticleAre Twitter shares overpriced?
Microblogging site Twitter went public Thursday on the New York Stock Exchange at the initial offering price of $26 a share, which valued the company at more than $15 billion. The stock almost doubled...
View ArticleDo you think we are in a tech bubble?
Uber Technologies, a taxi-hailing app, announced Friday that it raised $1.2 billion in financing. Its latest round of fundraising values the company at $17 billion, up from $3.5 billion last year. It’s...
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