There are kids now who are old enough to go fight in wars that were justified back when they still had their umbilical cords attached. For them, the attacks are...
In today’s Wall Street Journal there’s a detailed look at how New York City’s tech industry is looking to influence politics in the city . I’m happy to be...
I’m an idealist. I want all governments to work in an ideal, uncorrupted state. But I’d settle for the governments which I live under to work in a way that were...
Considering how much conservatives and right-wing political personalities in the United States claim to hate the liberal media, it’s remarkable how much money...
The conventional wisdom is that the American people are too cynical, too jaded, and too burnt out on politics to ever engage with the actual governance of our...
I’m quoted in today’s New York Times , talking about how politicians in this year’s election have had to confront their pasts, as shared through social...
Lots of nice writing out there that either replies to or references some recent posts here. Highlights: Dictatorship Versus Democracy in app store politics at...
Imagine if half a million people marched on Washington, collectively broke federal law, did it in plain sight of the world’s leaders and traditional media, and...
I’m not a Democrat; I don’t much care about the scorekeeping of who has more seats in any given chamber of Congress. But I do think there are things that need...
For the past few years, my tax dollars (and if you’re American, yours too) have been spent to detain dozens of men at Guantanamo Bay with a primary link used as...
Today Newtalk , a site dedicated to substantive political discussions, hosted a conversation asking “ Is it possible to fix government? “. In his response to...
One of the most useful words that I’ve been fixated on for a while is “retcon”. A portmanteaublend of “retroactive continuity”, retcon comes from the world of...