San Antonio
Can Motivational Office Art Ever Actually Work?
Four years ago, a cloud computing company called Rackspace was exploding. Hiring at a rate of 100 people per month, it had bought a 1.3 million-square-foot abandoned shopping mall in San Antonio—soon christened “The Castle”—to house them. Director of social media Rob LaGesse was tasked with making it feel like something other than an abandoned shopping mall. READ MORE >>
Are Texas Schools Forcing Students to Bear the Mark of the Antichrist?
The GOP Can’t Afford to Ignore Cities Anymore
Could Obama Win Arizona? Here's The Math.
Today, a poll found Obama leading by two points in the generally uncompetitive state of Arizona, where neither campaign has aired advertisements. Given that Obama's trailing nationally and locked in a tight race in states like Nevada and Colorado, Obama probably doesn't have a lead in Arizona, so let's just cut that argument out of the discussion. READ MORE >>
Obama’s Speech Was Too Much of a Humblebrag
Watching President Obama give his nomination speech last night, it occurred to me for the first time that he might actually lose. READ MORE >>
Can Julian Castro Make It In Texas?
The Operator
Before 2013 begins, catch up on the best of 2012. From now until the New Year, we will be re-posting some of The New Republic’s most thought-provoking pieces of the year. Enjoy. READ MORE >>
Obamacare's (Somewhat) Happy Birthday
When President Obama signed the Affordable Care Act two years ago, the law's proponents (including me) were confident of two things: That it would become more popular with time and that it would make our health care system more humane and efficient. READ MORE >>
Santorum's Shake
Rick Santorum today sent his ill-advised comment from yesterday--that the country would be better off with four more years of President Obama than with Mitt Romney--down the memory hole. Then he gaslighted reporters about it. Apparently those traditional values he's running on don't include truthfulness. Here is what Santorum said yesterday in San Antonio, Tex.: READ MORE >>
