Current Affairs
Settling the George Allen Mess
Can you head-butt a sitting U.S. Senator?
Read moreDetailsThe S&L Crisis of Our Time
At the end of this process, the value of a wireless bit falls to nearly zero and nearly everyone goes...
Read moreDetailsThe Limits of Net Censorship
In trying to monitor our calls and all our PC use, the authorities say they’re just looking for a few...
Read moreDetailsAs Israel Learns, So Learns the U.S.
As Israel learns to change its tactics, and rejects the “kill 'em all” policy, this will have a huge political...
Read moreDetailsThe 1971 Strategy (and how to beat it)
A refusal to change tactics means defeat. Republicans refuse to change tactics. They refuse to even consider a change in...
Read moreDetailsSam Tanenhaus Gets It
What Tanenhaus has created is a comparison, not an analysis. But anything is better than the brain-dead analysis we've had...
Read moreDetailsMencken-izing
One reason today's media figures are so stuck on Bush (and his acolytes) might be the knowledge that, as his...
Read moreDetailsThis Week’s Clue: Hot Enough for Ya?
Sometimes the doomsayers aren't wrong. And when the crunch does come, people tend to look around and see what else...
Read moreDetailsThe Power of the Boiling Frog
The United States uses 40% of the world's oil. If we can cut our consumption by just 10%, through simple...
Read moreDetailsThe Need for a Controlling Myth
The Open Source Thesis is that the values of this medium need to be incorporated into policy, that its reach...
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