by Whitney | Aug 10, 2014 | business, community, economics, election, government
When I’m out talking to people and knocking doors to meet voters, I’m often asked how I feel about the size of government. There are a lot of problems with how we frame this question, because I think no one has a really good sense of what...
by Whitney | Mar 12, 2014 | community, economics, education, election
This week (and it’s only Wednesday!) has been a study in contrasts. On Monday, I attended Senator Chris Coons’ Opportunity Africa Summit, attending sessions on business opportunities in Africa for small and medium businesses, and a session on women and...
by Whitney | Jul 4, 2013 | community, economics, education
As it does on every July 4th, NPR does a segment where the Declaration of Independence is read out loud, this year by visitors to the National Mall, of all ages and ethnicities. This year, especially with the current political unrest in Egypt, the Declaration is even...
by Whitney | Jun 3, 2013 | business, economics, finance
I’m intrigued by marketplaces of all sorts- ranging from Farmer’s Markets, to Malls, to Online Niche markets. Each has a culture associated with it, a sense of rules and norms, often unspoken. Each also has speculators, spectators and active...
by Whitney | May 9, 2013 | business, economics, social media
There have been various reports about Facebook adding pre-roll video to its site, where you would be forced to watch a short commercial before entering your Facebook account, at least for the first time each day. While I think this is a spectacularly bad idea on many...
by Whitney | Feb 7, 2013 | economics, education, explanations, finance
I went to a public meeting of the Finance Committee for our local school district this week. The news, as anyone could have imagined, is not good. Here’s the problem in a nutshell: -Property values have dropped, and as a result, to save money, many homeowners...
