For the last several years AT&T, BellSouth and Verizon have gotten anything they wanted from the federal government. They have ignored past promises and refused to deliver more than a trickle of broadband to customers. They have been given a monopoly on DSL, with competitors thrown out by courts and regulators. They have been allowed […]
Free Mexico's intellectual capital. Make Mexico a home for minds, not just hands.
This is bigger than Enron. It’s bigger than Worldcom. Only the victims this time are you and me. You may (or may not) recall that last month, the FCC announced rules for its upcoming spectrum auctions that took a dim view of big operators "cooperating" with small bidders. Turns out they weren’t blowing smoke. There […]
The world of politics now operates based on open source principles. The gate to power has been crashed. The world of journalism increasingly operates based on open source principles. Despite the lack of money in it. The world of music is in the process of being transformed. So is every other industry where the power of thought is important, and the cost of disseminating thought is a barrier.
The real problem here is not the Internet. The real problem is parents who don't want their children, or your children, to learn anything they disagree with.
A lot of bloggers are writing about Richard Cohen these days. Gene Lyons (in the link above) speculates he’s a crybaby. Atrios says the real problem is he’s gutless, and an enabler of the Bush Administration. After nearly 30 years on various beats, I think they’re both wrong. Richard Cohen sees his life under threat. […]
This is the big one. First, let’s remember a few facts about 1966. Ronald Reagan was nobody, well nearly nobody. He was an out-of-work actor who had hosted a TV show, "Death Valley Days," and made one speech of importance. In that speech, he nominated a man for President who would get just 39% of […]
It’s the business model, stupid. The open source business model is better for the economy. Selling services and support, showing your source code and giving it away, works. You can make money that way. But you don’t make as much money. The economy grows but you, the maker of the software, don’t make as much […]
It’s official. Net neutrality is now a partisan issue. Someone tell Instapundit. And the Gun Owners. This is something I predicted a while ago, but it does not necessarily please me. It would be better to win. Democrats are the minority party. By turning this into a partisan issue, Democrats practically guarantee the defeat of […]
A lot lower. Even liberal pundits have been recently amazed at how low the President’s approval rating has gotten. One report had it as low as 29%. The very worst approval rating for Richard Nixon, they note, was 26%. And that was right before he resigned. But in fact the Bush approval rating can go […]
