I think IT projects are about supporting social systems - about communications between people and machines. They tend to fail due to cultural issues.

I think social issues are always part of a presidential campaign.

When it comes to professionalism, it makes sense to talk about being professional in IT. Standards are vital so that IT professionals can provide systems that last.

Intellectual property is an important legal and cultural issue. Society as a whole has complex issues to face here: private ownership vs. open source, and so on.

Data is a precious thing and will last longer than the systems themselves.

It's interesting that people throughout the existence of the web have been concerned about monopolies.