Colbert Campaign May Violate Election Laws
Comedian Stephen Colbert may soon need to get even less serious in his campaign for president. As ABC reports, Colbert’s ironic presidential bid may run afoul of campaign finance laws. He has already...
View ArticleSupercapitalism Really Is Super
Robert Reich’s latest book, Supercapitalism, is a fantastic analysis of the current relationship between corporations, citizens, and politics. I put Supercapitalism on my wish list after Prof. Lawrence...
View ArticleComcast’s New ToS: Company Admits to Tampering with P2P Traffic
In Comcast’s new Terms of Service, the company explicitly admits that it degrades peer-to-peer traffic as a means of reducing their network load. The company also admits that they will kick off end...
View ArticleInsurance for Bloggers
Here’s a minilink from Lokman: Media Bloggers Association launches blogging insurance program This is actually a reasonable next step for blogging as it becomes a major media outlet and big business....
View ArticleReputation 2.0?
In a blog post over at The Publius Project, Judith Donath asks “Is Reputation Obsolete.” It’s a provocative piece and well worth a read. Honestly, I’ve spent the past week trying to dip into the...
View ArticleOn community blogs and dealing with the crazies in their own midst
In attempting to build a vibrant community-of-interest, every political blog faces a policy choice of sorts: what kind of commentary will we allow. Some of the basics are easy to sketch out and...
View ArticleRedskins Owner Dan Snyder Sues Critic: Streisand Effect, Anyone?
In a suit filed yesterday, Washington Redskins owner Dan “Chainsaw” Snyder has accused the Washington City Paper of libel and defamation and asked for $2 million. This is the worst move he could have...
View ArticleStop Online Piracy Act: Terrible Law. Great Example of Internet Mobilization?
We’re in trouble. The future of the internet is in danger, and if that danger comes to pass, it’s both unhealthy for and a very bad indicator of the health of our democracy. Congress is already very...
View Articlewhy we need decentralized funding for independent journalism
Whether we can continue to get the journalism we need, given the declining revenues and funding in journalism, is a concern of many people around the world, including in Hong Kong. To what extent is it...
View Articlethe 70th anniversary of Japan’s surrender
today’s a public holiday in hong kong. which one? it’s a really strange one. it’s my first one and my last one. we only have it this year. it’s the 70th anniversary of Japan’s surrender. two weeks ago,...
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