6 March 2008

Left Turn, Clyde, or A Modest Proposal

There has never been a disputed Democratic convention in my lifetime. Wikipedia:
The 2/3 [majority for nomination] rule [which dated back to 1832] was finally abolished in 1936, when the unanimity in favor of the renomination of President Franklin D. Roosevelt allowed it finally to be put to rest. In the years that followed only one [...]

6 March 2008

Ziff Davis Files for Chapter 11

Venerable publishing house Ziff Davis (founded in 1920) filed for Chapter 11 Bankruptcy protection on Wednesday, March 5.