MTV's decline blamed on the Internet.

Why Doesn't MTV Play Music Videos Anymore? - YouTube

Two hours and 15 minutes of me ranting about SOPA and what it portends for the future.

PhreakNIC 16 18 Why I am pessimistic about the future Tom Cross - YouTube

Wish that I had seen this show when it went through!

Amon Tobin Stage Setup

He should call on the Senate leadership to punish the militant minority, by changing the filibuster rule to at least restore the requirement that the opposition show up, stand up, and speak up if they want to stop the government from acting. Let "efficiency" be the norm for how the government gets things done, rather than the Senate's practice of enabling a minority to stop the government from doing anything. Here again, Republicans have abused an ancient tradition. That abuse should not be ignored.

Finally, Obama the community organizer must begin a conversation with Americans of every political stripe to devise a strategy for ending the corrupting influence of money in American politics.

I'm not optimistic about Obama doing any of these things but they are interesting ideas nonetheless. I thnk that any attempt to make the filibuster rule more fair would be, you know, filibustered.

Seizing 'Forward': 3 Steps Obama Must Take to Fight Corruption and Gridlock - Lawrence Lessig - The Atlantic

John Boehner said on Thursday he would not make it his mission to repeal the Obama administration's healthcare reform law following the re-election of President Barack Obama.

"The election changes that," Boehner, speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives, told ABC news anchor Diane Sawyer when asked if repealing the law was "still your mission."

Boehner: Obamacare is law of the land | Reuters

House Speaker John Boehner and other Republicans in Congress said Thursday that they want to consider broad changes to immigration laws next year, after an election in which Hispanic voters turned out in force to help President Barack Obama win a second term.

Check it out - Real change, on day one!

Republicans Reconsider Immigration Laws - WSJ.com

An Iranian warplane opened fire on an unarmed U.S. military drone conducting surveillance near Iranian airspace Nov. 1, the Pentagon said Thursday, the first such incident over the Persian Gulf and one that is all but certain to draw attention to Washington’s use of unmanned aircraft.

Right after the election is auspicious timing for this news!

Iran warplane fired at U.S. drone in early November - The Washington Post

This guy keeps getting mentioned in editorials that favor a more moderate Repbulican party.

Jon Meade Huntsman, Jr. (born March 26, 1960) is an American politician, businessman, and diplomat who served as the 16th Governor of Utah from 2005 to 2009, and as United States Ambassador to Singapore from 1992 to 1993, and China from 2009 to 2011. He has served in the administrations of four U.S. Presidents and was a candidate for the 2012 Republican presidential nomination.

Jon Huntsman, Jr. - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Wages are too. Kaplan and Schulhoffer-Wohl find there's been less variance between states among industry-specific average wages. In other words, there's less reason to move for work.

I found this data surprising and interesting.

Why Aren't People Moving in America Anymore? - Matthew O'Brien - The Atlantic

There’s not much of a moderate wing left in the GOP, but the pragmatism versus purity battle that looms on the horizon could be as fierce as Republicans have seen since the Goldwaterites sought to wrest control of the party in the 1960s.

The looming GOP civil war -- whether Mitt wins or not - Jonathan Martin - POLITICO.com