We Are the Internet, Hear Us Roar

2012 is the year that the internet became a political force. What took so long? Well, the majority of us have surely been distracted by LOLcats and pr0nz. Full disclosure: I work on issues at the intersection...

War as Marketing

Election cycles always rev up the rhetorical engines, but nothing matches war when it comes to attempts at shaping public perception. Anyone who lived through the march to Iraq can attest to the impact...

Who Has Seen The Wind?

Who has seen the wind? Neither I nor you. But when the leaves hang trembling, The wind is passing through. Who has seen the wind? Neither you nor I. But when the trees bow down their...

The Framers on Christianity

Every election season, I find the need to present a few quotes on matters spiritual from the founders of the United States. This is in response to those on the right who bleat loudly about how America...

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We Are the Internet, Hear Us Roar
2012 is the year that the internet became a political force. What took so long? Well, the majority of us have surely...
War as Marketing
Election cycles always rev up the rhetorical engines, but nothing matches war when it comes to attempts at shaping public...



Who Has Seen The Wind?
Who has seen the wind? Neither I nor you. But when the leaves hang trembling, The wind is passing through. Who...
The Framers on Christianity
Every election season, I find the need to present a few quotes on matters spiritual from the founders of the United States....



Dear Big Content
Dear Big Content, I love your movies. Especially the ones that are all s'plodey and where stuff flies off the screen. And I love your records, the Led Zeppelin catalog in particular. I've always been a good customer: I don't infringe, and I'm loyal to a fault. But I do have a few questions for you. First, why do you treat me and my friends like punks? We buy your stuff. But you make it really...

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Iran to Send US Toy Drone
You can't say the ruling Mullahs don't have a sense of humor. In response to US demands that Iran return a RQ-170 Sentinel stealth drone that went down over the eastern part of Iran, the country's leaders have agreed to send back a toy version worth about four bucks. The drone's capture back in December 2011 sparked some debate in intelligence and military circles about whether to launch an operation...

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Friends Do Neat Things
Regular readers will be familiar with Canadian futurist and ethicist George Dvorsky, whose excellent site Sentient Developments explores topics related to science, technology, human performance and the moral imperative to expand rights of personhood to certain non-human animals. We've linked to SD dozens of times over the years, and George was even good enough to let us do some guest blogging back...

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Divine the Economy
The stock market has sure been twitchy lately, hasn't it? But that's not all. What with the economic turmoil in Europe, the perennial threat of our own government being shut down by further gridlock in Congress, relentlessly radical statements and completely insane "plans" coming from various presidential candidates, it's easy to see why people are just scared shitless. I know I am. But enough...

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