Author Archives: Jonathan Winer

Why is Communication Around Data Security So Important – and so Difficult?

Data security is key to a company's reputation. Jonathan Winer, who formerly developed data protection policies at the U.S. Department of State, discusses the what makes data security such a big issue for companies, and consumers. Video after the jump
Posted on May 16, 2011 By Jonathan Winer
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Prez to Congress – Let’s Play Chicken

Despite the State of the Union’s demonstration of mutual civility, post-Tucson efforts to make politics less shrill does not end, or even defer, the budgetary fundamentals of the struggle for 2011.
Posted on January 26, 2011 By Jonathan Winer
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Explaining the Sarah Palin Phenomenon

While many in Washington are perplexed by the Sarah Palin phenomenon, both President Obama and Vice President Biden have made recent comments that shed some light onto her sudden political prowess. First, Vice President Biden lamented that the Administration hadn’t done more to explain their legislative agenda, but said “it’s just too hard to explain.” Just a few days later at a fundraiser, President Obama stated that the reason why “facts and science and argument does not seem to be winning the day all the time, is because we're hard-wired not to always think clearly when we're scared.” Such statements speak volumes about how the American people are viewed by their elected officials.
Posted on October 29, 2010 By Jonathan Winer
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Circumventing Electoral Road Rage

In expressing contempt for, and rage against, Washington elites and the federal government on behalf of “the people,” Sarah Palin is exploiting an American political phenomenon that began some 140 years before she was born, when Andrew Jackson’s election as president in 1828 inaugurated the themes of anti-Washington, anti-New York populism. Since then, generations of Americans beset by change have sought to throw-the-bums-out and replace them with people committed to lower taxes, limited federal government and de-regulation. These themes resonate most when economic times have been toughest, and populist rage against elites is at full heat.
Posted on October 29, 2010 By Jonathan Winer
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