It seems that every week I come across some poll numbers that are astonishing – like the fact that 25% of Americans seem to think that we DID find weapons of mass destruction in Iraq.
Now, I thought that there were two possibilities: either people are very, very stupid; or the questions are rigged. I just discovered a third possibility – the polls lie.
Take a look at this post from Patrick Neilsen Hayden.
Lawrence Lessig brings up an interesting and potentially very important point about copyrights: The US president owns neither his words nor his image – at least not when he speaks in public on important matters [more...]
Why didn’t I see this before?
George W. Bush is the real life embodiment of Frank Burns.
The U.S. Army report on abuses of Iraqi prisoners is now available at The Smoking Gun. Prepared by Army Maj. Gen. Antonio M. Taguba, the 53-page document details mistreatment of prisoners held in the section of the [more...]
