There is a feeding frenzy regarding Sarah Palin out there. It's intense and disorienting. It's also disquieting. Palin seems like a pleasant woman who would make a nice neighbor. But since when are people qualified to be Vice-President just because they are "nice"? Tonight I started seeing many comments that…
Congress is so incredibly corrupt that it can't figure out that 2 + 2 = 4. Congress is incapable of making no-brainer decisions. that is why Congress has only a 9% approval rating. These are the opinions of Lawrence Lessig, founder of Change Congress, which is based on these three…
Lawrence Lessig tells it simply and straight: the past eight years have been horrible for Internet users in the U.S. Broadband access in the U.S. has dropped from #5 at the beginning of Bush's term to #22 now. In many countries, you will pay half of what Americans pay for…
I listened closely while Barack Obama gave his acceptance speech last night in Denver. I also listened apprehensively because I have come to believe that it is impossible for any candidate to get elected as President of the United States these days if he or she requires Americans to make…
Bob Cesca calls it Scarborough's Law, and it has been faithfully been implemented by the media throughout this campaign: When the Republicans attack, repeat the attack over and over. When the Democrats attack, attack the Democrats. For lack of a better term, let's call it Scarborough's Law, in honor of…