When the actor Matthew McConaughey dropped his rom-com act to pursue hard-hitting dramas, Hollywood called it a “McConaissance.” Now we may be on the cusp of the next one, as he mulls over a run for governor of Texas. McConaughey is the first to admit he’s not a conventional pick for Texans. “I’m not a man who comes at politics from a political background,” he says. “I’m a statesman-philosopher, folk-singing poet.” Even so, he has some thoughts about the current political climate, observing, “It’s necessary to be aggressively centric, at least, to possibly salvage democracy in America right...…When the actor Matthew McConaughey dropped his rom-com act to pursue hard-hitting dramas, Hollywood called it a “McConaissance.” Now we may be on the cusp of the next one, as he mulls over a run for governor of Texas. McConaughey is the first to admit he’s not a conventional pick for Texans. “I’m not a man who comes at politics from a political background,” he says. “I’m a statesman-philosopher, folk-singing poet.” Even so, he has some thoughts about the current political climate, observing, “It’s necessary to be aggressively centric, at least, to possibly salvage democracy in America right...WW…

In a Recode Decode interview, he explains why he’s working to launch a new secure mobile phone aimed at government and corporate customers. The rise of iPhones and Google Android phones has created a secure mobile communications problem. Government and military employees — including the president — use Apple iPhones or a variety of Android devices that are vulnerable to hacking, even with the use of encrypted communications apps like Signal. That’s why the first big investment Gary Cohn is making after leaving his post in the Trump administration as director of the US Economic Council is...…In a Recode Decode interview, he explains why he’s working to launch a new secure mobile phone aimed at government and corporate customers. The rise of iPhones and Google Android phones has created a secure mobile communications problem. Government and military employees — including the president — use Apple iPhones or a variety of Android devices that are vulnerable to hacking, even with the use of encrypted communications apps like Signal. That’s why the first big investment Gary Cohn is making after leaving his post in the Trump administration as director of the US Economic Council is...WW…