Vivek Kundra, the nation’s CIO, speaks very eloquently about how the federal government is improving its information technology.

(I’ve rediscovered NPR after years of not listening as a result of their iPhone app.  If you haven’t checked it out, you should.) 

An NPR refresher on what’s actually in the health care bill for those who need a reminder.

Even if you think you know, it’s worthwhile listening to the four minutes.

(Here’s the original.)

Best piece of art so far at the armory show

An interview with Marc Andreesen from earlier in the week.  He’s put together new templates of legal documents for early-stage start-ups.  I can’t vouch for these templates in particular, but I think the more we can do to simplify the start-up process, the better.

As we celebrate the freedom to marry in D.C., I’m reminded of how much work is left to be done. In forty-five states across the country, same-sex couples are not free to marry. And even where they are, gay couples are deprived of the more than a thousand federal rights and protections of…