How DC enforces its zoning code; myths about e-​​mail marketing; demand for MBAs; and the rise of the Kindle.

The secret history of glyphs like the octothorpe; Wizards in red; whether Groupon really works; Rand Paul in action; and yet another political quiz.

Over-​​mailing your e-​​mail list; fundraising benchmarks; China’s real estate bubble; union jokes; and Alex Ovechkin’s performance.

Kevin Gentry of the Charles G. Koch Charitable Foundation was kind enough to include my take on the role of online fundraising in his “Fundraising Tip of the Week” e-​​​​mail: Direct mail and new media are complementary and reinforce one another.  Even with the best online fundraising campaign, you’d still be leaving money on the table […]

Some of the links I’ve collected from around the web from January 5^th to January 6^th.

Some of the links I’ve collected from around the web from December 7^th to December 11^th.

Some of the links I’ve collected from around the web on October 5^th

Some of the links I’ve collected from around the web from July 6^th to July 8^th.

Some of the links I’ve collected from around the web from May 23^rd to May 25^th.