5 apps that take up 80% of our mobile time
We love apps, but a new report from Forrester shows we love a few apps more than others.
Obama takes email list to the bank
Obama’s 2012 digital program earned a lot of praise, but that’s not all it earned.
GOP pushing ahead with data
Data Trust is rolling out real-time data sharing. The implications are mind-blowing.
3 roles for digital agencies in the post-digital decade
Patrick Ruffini recently wrote on his vision for a post-digital decade. It’s a must read, but what does it mean for digital agencies?
SPN Social Media Rankings for June, 2013
June saw several state legislatures recess sine die (thank goodness) but that didn’t mean the members of the State Policy Network took a break.
SPN Social Media Rankings for May, 2013
There was lots of movement in the social media rankings of State Policy Network members this month. Who will be #1?
Why the conservative online community is so important
As FreedomWorks’ BlogCon conference gets underway this weekend, it’s a good time to remember why these gatherings are so important to building conservative coalitions and advancing the cause of liberty.
Do political shops have the advantage?
With each election comes the inevitable articles from agencies throughout the advertising industry about "why we don't do political" that inevitably come down to something about the stressful pace and lack of process around political campaigns. That and the budgets....
SPN Social Media Rankings for April, 2013
SPN groups are on the move. As RootsHQ takes over the monthly rankings, who are the leaders in leveraging social media for the free-market movement?
10 Key Players on the Digital Team
Ready to build out a top digital team? Here’s 10 key roles to fill.
Headlines
71% Want Disney to Return to Family-Friendly Entertainment
While LGBTQ activists are happy with Disney’s gay “inclusion” agenda, most Americans wish the entertainment giant would go back to it’s family-friendly roots.
DEI’s Demise: University of North Florida Closes Divisive Department
The University of North Florida closed its diversity, equity, and inclusion office on Wednesday, but DEI personnel were given new job titles, rather than being fired.
The former chief diversity officer, Richmond Wynn, was not fired, but given a new title—vice president of community engagement and partnerships.
Over 24,000 Migrant Children Released to Unrelated Sponsors
From January 2015 through May 2023, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services released tens of thousands of minors who crossed the border illegally to sponsors who weren’t an immediate or distant relative, raising concerns about human trafficking and forced labor.
Lives Cut Short: A Project to Document Child Maltreatment Fatalities
On May 2, AEI hosted the launch of Lives Cut Short, a project of AEI and the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (UNC) dedicated to documenting child fatalities from maltreatment in the US and understanding the circumstances and policy failures that led to them.
Let’s Stop Romanticizing the Cult of Protest
The current campus demonstrations are a reminder that of all the mossy clichés and puffed-up pieties of polite (and impolite) American discourse, the sanctity of protest is the hardest to question.
Doubting the loftiness of protest invites elite scorn more than any other skepticism about a constitutional right. Proposing limits on free speech, for example, attracts far less outrage. Indeed, people question free speech all the time: in debates about “hate speech,” campaign finance, social media, and more. (Let’s not even get into the fashionableness of questioning Second Amendment rights.)
High Court’s 9-0 Ruling Lowers Bar for Filing Anti-DEI Discrimination Lawsuits
A low-profile case decided Wednesday by the Supreme Court could have big implications for employers’ diversity, equity, and inclusion programs.
US employers must accommodate abortions, birth control, agency says
U.S. employers’ obligation to accommodate workers’ pregnancies also extends to abortions and the use of contraception, the U.S. agency that enforces workplace discrimination laws said on Monday.
Denver’s Neighbors Rebel against Open-Arms Approach to Migrants: ‘We Do Not Want That’
In February 2018, Denver city leaders sent a valentine to foreigners interested in relocating to the progressive mountain city and a message to any elected officials looking to stop them.
Journalist Says CBS News Crossed ‘Red Line,’ Calls on Congress to Protect First Amendment
CBS News “crossed a red line” when it seized her reporting records, veteran investigative journalist Catherine Herridge says.
Denver Set to Defund Police, Firefighters to Pay for Illegal Aliens
Colorado’s capital, commonly referred to as a “sanctuary city,” announced Wednesday that it will spend $89.9 million on services for incoming illegal migrants, pulling some funding from roughly $45 million in public programs and services. The Denver Police Department will be hit with a reduction of $8.4 million— about 1.9% of its total operating budget, the city confirmed to the Daily Caller News Foundation.
Biden’s latest effort makes Project 2025 an imperative for the next Republican Administration
The Biden administration’s proposed rule to entrench these bureaucrats raises concerns about accountability and the ability of future presidents to enact their policies effectively. In this context, The Heritage Foundation’s Project 2025 gains immense importance as a strategic response to these challenges.