by Gil Friend | Dec 30, 2002 | Politics
Happy new geopolitically-significant year A recent National Geographic survey on geographic literacy in a variety of countries produced the following results: Among 18 – to 24-year-old Americans –87% couldn’t find Iraq on a map –70%...
by Gil Friend | Dec 29, 2002 | Politics
Bill Of Rights Pared Down To A Manageable Six [The Onion]: A Republican initiative that went unopposed by congressional Democrats, the revised Bill of Rights provides citizens with a “more manageable” set of privacy and due-process rights by eliminating...
by Gil Friend | Dec 25, 2002 | Politics
Or not… Nicholas Monahan: It’s seemingly becoming the norm in America – lies and deliberate distortions on the part of those in power, no matter how much or how little power they actually wield. [Adam Curry’s Weblog] You’d think people...
by Gil Friend | Dec 25, 2002 | Politics
Thomas Jefferson is smiling 12/6/02: “That weblogs would play a role in the toppling of a major US political leader, is growth from the top down, and it’s happening very quickly.” [Scripting News]
by Gil Friend | Dec 25, 2002 | Politics
How the Web Will Change Campaigns. Eventually, the Web will be indispensable for elections, if only for one reason: campaign finance reform. By Matthew Hindman. [New York Times: Opinion]
by Gil Friend | Dec 24, 2002 | Politics
Keeping an eye (or two) on you JD Lasica spots the FBI’s latest terrorist tracking tool. Don’t worry. It’s for your own good. 🙂
