Entries tagged “Politics”

Observation, prognostication and calls to action over the state of our nation. I promise to be biased, opinionated and, hopefully, insightful. Fair warning: I usually only write when my frustration with the status quo has reached near-meltdown proportions.

Net Neutrality: MoveOn Told Us to Unite!

12 May 2006

They’re probably not going to like what I have to say about it though. While I very much enjoy MoveOn.org’s use of the Internet as a tool for mobilization, they have proven themselves quite daft at technology-based initiatives. ‘Net Neutrality The whole idea of Net Neutrality seems like an issue for markets to work out. With phone, cable and soon power [...]

Do you own these CDs?

21 February 2006

All the hubub seems to have died down from the Sony BMG music scandal. My heroes at the Electronic Frontier Foundation have sued Sony, and now both parties have agreed to a settlement.

You sure can dress her up, but you still can’t take her anywhere

6 February 2006

A few of my friends used the SuperBowl weekend as an excuse to check out Motown Winterfest in all of the superhype glory. What we found was amazing. Crowds, traffic and revelers, lots of police, and only one homeless person. The transformation was incredible, not just in the beauty of the city but in its attitude.

Rock-a-by the Vote

9 November 2005

Newsflash: Yesterday was election day 2005. Few care. No pop stars to be seen. A brief election roundup.

First Bad Press Conference—Ever

13 July 2005

Was this the first bad press conference the Bush Administration has ever had?