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“The socialism I believe in is not really politics. It is a way of living. It is humanity. I believe the only way to live and to be truly successful is by collective effort, with everyone working for each other, everyone helping each other, and everyone having a share of the rewards at the end [...]
Damn, it feels good to say that! I watched the inauguration this morning at work. I got teary-eyed several times. Today is a very good day. But know this, Mr. President: I’m expecting bold, dramatic moves that will help us. Don’t be cowed by opposition (or by fellow Democrats who are timid). Let’s get to [...]
My appearance on The Walt Bodine Show yesterday went well. I had a good time, at least. I didn’t get to say everything I wanted to say, but I did get to make some good points. Listening to it is a bit painful for me, though. I say, “Oh, absolutely!” WAY too many times. Still, [...]
The Huffington Post reports that when Barack Obama becomes President, he’ll do weekly fireside chats–but he’ll be posting them to YouTube. The very idea of having a 21st century, wired, Web 2.0 President thrills the socks off of me. I’m already getting updates to the President-elect’s transition team’s blog in my aggregator. YouTube fireside chats [...]
Tonight, I watched as Barack Hussein Obama was elected President of the United States of America. I’m so happy right now, I have tears in my eyes. I’m thinking of the Enlightenment, the American Revolution and the Civil Rights Movement. Progress continues. Hope endures.
I’m going to chime in a bit late here to the heated conversation about Orson Scott Card getting this year’s Margaret A. Edwards Award to say this: 1. From what I’ve read of Orson Scott Card’s publicly-stated views, I find his beliefs and opinions reprehensible. 2. I first read Ender’s Game for a class in [...]
Utterly despicable. New federal legislation says universities must agree to provide not just deterrents but also “alternatives” to peer-to-peer piracy, such as paying monthly subscription fees to the music industry for their students, on penalty of losing all financial aid for their students… The Motion Picture Association of America (MPAA) applauded the proposal, which is [...]
Here we go again! Senator Ted Stevens, who has already shown such an exquisite understanding of how the internet works, has introduced a bill that looks exactly like DOPA, with some extra anti-porn legislation written into it for good measure. Any minute now, Helen Lovejoy will come running in, screaming, “Will someone please think of [...]
Another great condemnation of DOPA: “The Moral Panic over Social-Networking Sites.”
On CBSNews.com, Larry Magid writes about why DOPA is so incredibly wrongheaded. Are y’all in DC paying attention and taking notes?
