Just talking about some columnist being an "empty talking head" does nothing to diminish the danger in what is going on now in Ossetia. Like World War I, what is happening in the Caucusus could cause an erratic, unstoppable forward … [Read more...]
Archives for August 11, 2008
Cheap omniscence
Good gravy. It's been Robert Kagan on the radio all day. I traced back from Robert Siegel's breathless interview with him on ATC this afternoon to actually read Kagan's column on Georgia. Does Robert Siegel really find this … [Read more...]
Astroturfers
The Rules of the Road sayThere is one exception to the "anonymity is OK" principle: if you write a post, or leave a comment, about a candidate (or someone who is running against a candidate) with whom you have either a financial or a … [Read more...]
Report: Kerry Runs Away From O’Reilly?
I heard O'Reilly and Kerry were at the same town event recently on the N. Shore. It was said, as soon as Kerry saw O'Reilly he started for the parking lot. Ed called out to have a debate. Kerry went faster and departed the event. Maybe … [Read more...]
John McCain’s Wiki- Foreign Policy Knowledge
More from the most stupidly entertaining Presidential campaign in modern history: link from Political Insider: A Wikipedia editor emailed Political Wire to point out some similarities between Sen. John McCain's speech today on the crisis in … [Read more...]
Boycott the Human Rights Campaign Gala
On October 25th, the Human Rights Campaign (HRC) will hold a fancy fundraiser at the Hynes Convention center. All people who believe in social and environmental justice should boycott this event, and never give money to HRC. Transgender … [Read more...]
What Does Civic Engagement Look Like in the Internet Age?
Barack Obama made the following interesting observations in his Rolling Stone interview last month: How are you going to connect your support among young people to the governing process? This is where the Internet is so powerful. One of the … [Read more...]
Krugman on Healthcare: Aim for Mediocrity
Krugman on Healthcare: Aim for Mediocrity Paul Krugman's Times column today is disappointing on a number of fronts. He counsels the Democrats to go for the usual mixed bag of government guidelines cobbled together with private insurers on … [Read more...]
Stop the Presses! (Literally)
On Friday, the MBTA sued MIT and three MIT students, claiming that the students planned to present a paper at the DEFCON hacker's conference explaining how to circumvent the security on the T's Charlie Cards and thus create counterfeit … [Read more...]
*sigh* An Explanation
I don't always get online on the weekends, it's what keeps me (mostly) sane, and I also spend a lot of time doing other stuff like getting my brand new dead PDA phone replaced and running errands. So I haven't posted on the apparently … [Read more...]