Month: June 2006

The Sanity Clause

If your country’s leadership, or even your whole society, is showing signs of insanity, especially when that insanity threatens you with sudden death or eventual destruction, how do you keep from going crazy? Beyond...

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North Korea May Fire Long Range Missile

At 1:00 AM eastern time, all of North Korea will raise their national flag in anticipation of a great announcement. The anticipated announcement will have something to do with the launching of a new Taepodong 2 missile capable...

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Support Lt. Watada 6/27 Action Alert

“My decision to join the army is one that I will never regret because my choice to reject unlawful and immoral orders in spite of the consequences, has taught me the true meaning of sacrifice, democracy, and freedom. I...

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The 2004 (S)election

I can no longer refer to it as an election.  Too much has been demonstrated to my satisfaction, and that of others, that makes it necessary seriously question the legitimacy of the current occupancy of the White House....

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open source politics

We’ve come a long way from the heady moment that gave rise to this August 2003 interview between prominent internet theorist Lawrence Lessig and then Howard Dean campaign manager Joe Trippi.   Just one week ago, over...

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