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Peter SchorschNovember 12, 2015

You cannot turn on the television without seeing an ad for daily fantasy sports players DraftKings or FanDuel. That’s because the interest in daily fantasy sports is at stratospheric levels. Fantasy sports is as popular as Buffalo wings and cold beer. A report in Fortune shows that 57 million North Americans are betting $465 a year on fantasy sports, […]

Peter SchorschOctober 22, 2015

I’ve never had the pleasure of visiting with Andy Gardiner at his home, but, based on his tenure as president of the Florida Senate, I have to wonder whether his house has working electricity, much less cable or Wi-Fi. That’s because Gardiner hates technology. To employ one of Daniel Ruth‘s gimmicks, Gardiner apparently represents the […]

Jim RosicaOctober 8, 2015

State Sen. Jeremy Ring, a former Yahoo! executive, Thursday filed legislation that would classify “computer coding” as a foreign language for high school students. The bill (SB 468) would also require high school students applying for Florida Bright Future college scholarships to have earned computer coding credits. The two-page bill says “high schools must provide […]

Mitch PerryMay 4, 2015

According to a 1997 GAO report, civil marriage brings with it at least 1,138 legal protections and responsibilities from the federal government, including the right to take leave from work to care for a family member, the right to sponsor a spouse for immigration purposes, and Social Security survivor benefits. According to GLAD (Gay & Lesbian […]

William MarchApril 20, 2015

Some Florida lawmakers want to impose state-level regulations on the free-wheeling online world, and are drawing opposition from some of the nation’s biggest Internet companies including Google, Yahoo, Facebook and eBay. The conflict is over two proposed laws. One would affect who controls a person’s email and social media accounts and the secrets they may […]

Peter SchorschFebruary 11, 2015

If there is one keyword for the digital age, it is “privacy.” From social media trolls and revenge porn to thieves eyeing to steal identities, the way private digital information spreads on the Internet is possibly the most burning issue of our times. An added wrinkle is the fact our digital identity sticks around much longer […]

Guest AuthorOctober 7, 2014

If you haven’t yet heard about political writer Matt Bai’s book on the failed presidential hopes of Gary Hart, you will. Bai, once political editor for the New York Times’ Sunday magazine and current political editor for Yahoo, asserts that one week in 1987 forever changed politics in America. Bai is on the interview circuit […]

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Don’t throw the daily sports fantasy baby out with the bathwater

Senate President Andy Gardiner hates technology

Can computer coding be a “foreign language”? Lawmaker thinks so

Carly FIorina says protections alike with same-sex marriages, civil unions

Internet companies oppose Florida proposals to regulate web

Peter Schorsch: Privacy of digital information should extend beyond death

Doug Clifton: Miami Herald was right to pursue tip about Gary Hart dalliance