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The RP's Weekly Web Gems: The Politics of Fashion

The Politics of Fashion

Animal Kingdom may have won the Kentucky Derby, but let's be real – the fashion is what was most important! Check out a recap of the 2011 Derby fashion statements and fashion misses:   [The Courier-Journal]

Remember how I said that you might have to start paying to try on clothes? Well, virtual shopping with Forever 21 might solve you or your daughter's fitting room woes:   [stargazette.com]

In honor of the late Alexander Queen, I present to you some of his wackiest...

RPTV: Fifteen Minutes of Fame with Nell Minow

Today's guest on RPTV is a true Renaissance woman.

Nell Minow is both a leading expert on corporate governance — some even have called her the Queen of Good Corporate Governance — as well as a nationally-followed family movie critic, using her nom de plume, "Movie Mom."

She's got some famous relatives as well:  Her sister, Martha, is the Dean of the Harvard Law School (and one of the RP's favorite former professors); and her father, Newton, was the chairman of the Federal Communications...

Tomorrow at The RP

We are going to have some fun on Tuesday.

We will begin the day with an RPTV Fifteen Minutes of Fame with Nell Minow, a true Renaissance woman — a nationally influential expert on corporate governance AND a popular family film reviewerm, known as the "Movie Mom."  She also comes from a very well-known family: You will love her answer when asked what makes her proudest to be a Minow.

The RP will weigh in with another top five list around lunchtime.  You are going to have to wait on the topic...

The RP's Weekly Web Gems: The Politics of Tech

The Politics of Tech (Never Obsolete)

A man (genius) named David Braben values education. More specifically, he values education regarding programming and computer use. Based on his desire to see more young people learning about computers and their use has created a $25 PC. . . On a USB stick. Incredible. [Geek.com]

For the first time in 20 years the number of U.S. homes with a television has dropped. The main cause seems to be the economic down-turn (similar to the economy of the early 90s)...

The RP's Weekly Web Gems: The Politics of Faith

The Politics of Faith

 

In the wake of Osama Bin Laden's death, there was jubilee and celebration across the nation.  Some celebrated the death of a man responsible for great evil.  Some celebrated a sense of closure and justice for the 9/11 attacks. Others celebrated the hard work and commitment of our service women and men.  There are many, however, that feel conflicting emotions over the news.  Here are some responses from people of different faith traditions:

One Buddhist asks, "How do you k...

Jeff Smith in Politico's "The Arena"

We are proud to announce that our own contributing RP, Jeff Smith, has been asked to join "The Arena," Politico's daily debate with policymakers and opinion shapers.

Jeff's first piece was in response to the group's discussion of the state of the economy:

Using the absolute number of jobs created as a gauge of employment trends can be deceiving for a couple simple reasons.

1) The economy needs to add somewhere in the neighborhood of 200,000 jobs per month just to keep up with population growth...

The RP's Weekly Web Gems: The Politics of the Web

The Politics of the Web

Apple overtakes Google as the world's most valuable brand. [CNBC]

Bill Maher on the royal wedding and American democracy: watch the video. [HBO]

There's no Data Sheriff in the wild wild Web. [New York Times]

The national debate on CIA torture: what the most famous talking heads on the web are saying. [Wall Street Journal]

Rover, here boy! More details on those tough Navy SEAL dogs. [Gizmodo]

The Webby Awards winners are announced. [Webby Awards]

Intel announces 3D process...

The RP's Kentucky Derby Picks – a Recap

Thanks for making Friday's Kentucky Derby posting the most popular non-Jeff Smith piece in the history of The Recovering Politician!

In the spirit of "You get what you pay for," out of the 20 RP contributors who offered their handicapping skills…and among the 13 different horses predicted by these same contributors…and including the more than a dozen commentors here at the RP and on the RP's Facebook page…not a single person correctly picked Animal Kingdom to win the Run for the Roses.

Bad...

Robert Butkin: Leaving Politics With No Regrets

When asked to provide a post for a website called "The Recovering Politician," I tried to figure out what in the blazes I'm supposed to be recovering from. In fact, in the six years since I left my position as Oklahoma State Treasurer, I have never looked back or regretted either the time I spent in elective public service or my decision to leave after a decade in office.  I left when I determined that I had accomplished all that I had set out to do when I first ran for the job.

That's not to ...

Next Week at The Recovering Politician

Beginning Monday, we will introduce the final set of inaugural contributing RPs.  While more will join us in the future, next week's Big 3 will round out our Sweet Eighteen — the first, the proud, the literary.

Next week's gang will include two former Congressman, one GOP and one Democrat.  On Monday, you will meet someone who held the most powerful position in the land (at least in the RP's household): State Treasurer.  He has no regrets of leaving politics, and he talks about how easy his...