Arianna Huffington

Recently a bunch of us went to GarageGeeks . Yossi Vardi had Arianna Huffington of the Huffington Post as a guest speaker for the evening. Arianna spoke about the creation of the Huffington Post and their addition of their Technology section, describing it as ” a [focus] on the intersection of technological advances and the way they impact our lives”. She blogged it on Huffington Post and mentioned the range and number of “passionate” Garagegeeks she had the opportunity to meet (is that us?). Arianna Huffington From Garagegeeks with Arianna Huffington In a nutshell the evening was a yet another case in favor of ... Read Full Story

At the Monaco Media Forum lately, two competing business models for journalism were put forth by two industry leaders: Arianna Huffington of the Huffington Post and Mathias Dopfner, CEO of the German media conglomerate Axel Springer. In lieu of watching their hour-long debate , read on for a summary of their arguments. The Huffington Post is arguably the most forward thinking news business in terms of providing free content. Mrs. Huffington’s business model looks like this: she has about 70 full time staff, including marketing and advertising staff; paid content editors and about 3,000 bloggers and citizen journalists who contribute to the Huff Post ... Read Full Story

Arianna Huffington wrote a vicious attack on libertarians two days ago, in a syndicated column. Now Denver Post columnist David Harsanyi responds in "Laissez-Faire Punditry." Some excerpts: Celebrated progressive doyenne Arianna Huffington recently penned a brilliantly absurd piece, titled "Laissez-Faire Capitalism Should Be as Dead as Soviet Communism." Huffington argues, in effect, that communism and "laissez-faire" (minimal-intervention) capitalism are equivalent ideological extremes. Sure, one of these philosophies spurred the murder and misery of hundreds of millions worldwide; the other promotes liberty, innovation and welcomes foreigners to lounge around in expansive mansions paid for by their former oil baron husbands. More: When Huffington claims that ... Read Full Story

Addressing the US bailout plan, Arianna Huffington calls it "economic shock and awe" ... and asks: Now the same folks who brought us those no-bid, profit-guaranteed, crony-friendly, war-and-disaster-profiteering boondoggles want us to hand them control of a $700 billion Wall Street slush fund -- with no strings attached. How dumb -- or frightened -- do they think we are? Paulson and his Republican crew want to reward the bad actors out of the pockets of the American taxpayer. Warren Buffet got it right when he described Wall Street as home to "madmen" who were planting "financial weapons of mass destruction" - and now Americans ... Read Full Story

Arianna Huffington By Arianna Huffington The Huffington Post November 4, 2008 | 10:23 PM (EST) Even if your candidate didn't win tonight, you have reason to celebrate. We all do. Ten months ago, when Obama won in Iowa , we had a glimpse of what was possible and what became real tonight. What I wrote then about one state is now true for the whole country: Barack Obama's impressive victory says a lot about America , and also about the current mindset of the American voter . Because tonight voters decided that they didn't want to look back. They wanted to step into the ... Read Full Story