Asian Conservatives

Tweets about the Iran election continue to pour in, making #IranElection still a top Twitter trend. But you’re not going to see many tweets about, say, the deadly protests in China’s remote Urumqi, Xinjiang province where 140 have died. Communist China, the operator of the world’s largest firewall (often dubbed the “Great Firewall of China”), [...]

On Friday Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei warned Iranians of dire consequences should they continue anti-government street protests. His warnings were heard, of course, but as today’s events illustrate, Iranians are ready to give their lives for a better future. Reports of violence and death keep coming from Iran via Twitter, Facebook, and YouTube. It’s [...]

When President-elect Obama first announced his weekly YouTube “fireside chats,” it was hailed as genius in this Internet Age. However, viewership has dropped dramatically since it started three weeks ago. What does this really mean? First, Generation X and Generation Y have short attention spans. What Obama needs are cool soundtracks and product placements. Next, [...]