Far back, in the mists of ancient time, there existed a technology for sharing one’s thoughts, musings, memes, and other nonsense. You may have heard of it, if you’re over 40. The web log, or blog. The [more...]
With the demise of the nonpartisan exit-polling service and the news of uncheckable voting machines owned by Republican politicians, Douglas Rushkoff has concluded that voting rights in the U.S. are in even worse shape [more...]
Al Kamen’s column in the Post today points out the incredible increase in secrecy under this administration — something we already know, but he gives an example: Executive branch agencies — mostly the [more...]
Here it is, a day after the scaaaarrrryyy time change — no planes fell out of the sky, the planet didn’t stop spinning, and no one I know was late for a meeting. Don’t you just love media hype? I mean [more...]
