Month: August 2008

"Yes on 8" RSVP? Need your advice.

Schubert Flint Public Affairs has been hired to run the Yes on Prop. 8 (“Protect Marriage”) initiative.  If you’ve happened to notice the names Jennifer Kerns, Frank Schubert, or Jeff Flint in media...

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The Imaginary Economy.

Many years ago, as an engineeriung student I came across a mathematical concept called Imaginary or Complex Numbers that had me fascinated for a long time.In this system, numbers were classified as real and imaginary and a well...

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The U.S. as the Rogue State.

In all the verbiage emanating from the candidates this political cycle, one constantly hears the refrain that either Obama or McCain will make us more secure in this age of terrorism. What is never mentioned is the ludicrousness...

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Who Got Dealt the Race Card?

Simple question from Bob Herbert of the New York Times: Gee, I wonder why, if you have a black man running for high public office — say, Barack Obama or Harold Ford — the opposition feels compelled to run low-life political ads...

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