To Own or be Owned: A Virtual Reality Check

Amazon recalls illicit digital e-books, and with them our notion that we can ever really own anything "digital". This and other dangerous realities of the e-universe.

California Voters: Choose Your Pain May 19

What happens in California is by no means confined to California. The world's fifth largest economy depends on getting the answer right when voters go to the polls Tuesday, May 19. Californians need to reconsider the validity of popularly opposed propositions. Here's why:

Straight Talk to Conservatives: What it Will Take in 2012

Looking forward to the 2012 election, how will Republican leaders regroup? What should the GOP learn from the election of 2008?