“Obama, Being Called a Muslim Is Not a Smear,” Naomi Klein writes in The Nation. Recent “attacks” from Clinton and others to his right have assumed that showing a picture of him in Muslim dress would damage his campaign. Klein clearly challenges this position, and challenges Obama to use the charge to ignite a debate. [...]
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Why is there a “Muslim Smear?” 02.29.08
“Proto-Nazi” William F. Buckley Jr. Dead 02.29.08
William F. Buckley Jr. is dead.
The man arguably founded neoconservatism. He should especially be remembered for that.
Founder of the National Review and binder of economic liberalism with classical conservatism. Buckley created the hypocritical paradox, bizarrely called neoconservatism, that now governs the continent It is a paradox that violently struggled, under his guidance, to [...]
barackobamaisyournewbicycle.com 02.26.08
Apparently, barackobamaisyournewbicycle.
Despite being, at times, completely nonsensical, I do love the internets. (Reload, Reload, Reload.)
See Also:
http://johnmccainisyournewbicycle.com
http://hillaryclintonisyournewhddvdplayer.com
http://hillaryismomjeans.com/
(Via Xeni at Boing Boing.)
In Defense Of Complaining 02.25.08
The esteemed Cory Doctorow — digital rights activist, novelist, blogger, Canadian — defends complaining in a recent Information Week column.
Companies aren’t charities. They’re businesses. It doesn’t matter why they’re offering an unacceptable product — all that matters is that the product is unacceptable. Companies aren’t five-year-olds bringing their fingerpaintings home from kindergarten. We don’t have [...]
Links 00006 02.22.08
Canada v. Israel: A United Nations military observer sent e-mails home to Canada reporting that Israel was bombing schools and waging “a campaign of terror against the Lebanese people” shortly before he was killed by an Israeli bomb in Lebanon.
Beautiful ad for the Madrid Metro — The city as seen from the underground. [via Kottke]
Third [...]
Politics Remixed and “No You Can’t” 02.21.08
Will.i.am and friends released the popular celebrity-grassroots “Yes We Can” Obama video. (I wrote about it here). The video, a quick viral sensation inspired lots of political remixing among non-celebrities (who apparently can still vote in the United States), both positive and negative.
The campaigns themselves are choosing political remixing as an effective way to [...]
Hypocritical U.S. Executive Starts Space War 02.20.08
Hey! Southern Neighbours! Thanks so much, Mr. President, for shooting down your highly classified spy satellite full of toxic hyrdazine over our Pacific Coast. Even though the risk to humans was infinitesimally small, we all know that you’ll pay any price to protect people from harm — not matter how remote or unlikely. [...]
Lessig to run for U.S. Congress? 02.20.08
Lawrence Lessig, founder of Creative Commons, board member of the Electronic Frontier Foundation, and Professor and founder of the Center for Internet and Society at Stanford Law School is considering running for Congress.
The passing of representative Tom Lantos in the California 12th, a Facebook group, and DraftLessig.org have encouraged him to do so.
For the [...]
Suicide, middle age, and modern life 02.20.08
Heath Ledger’s passing seemed to re-ignite a wide interest in the causes, treatment, and perception of suicide. Emerging research in the U.S. suggest the interest is long overdue and tremendously misunderstood.
Ledger, it has been revealed, accidentally overdosed. Nonetheless, he sparked a discussion and highlighted the media and society’s obsession with youth suicide.
However, new [...]
Information is cheap(er) 02.14.08
Felix Salmon highlights the declining price of knowledge:
Cost of sequencing Craig Venter’s genome: $3 billion, over 10 years
Cost of sequencing James Watson’s genome: $1 million, over 2 months
Cost of sequencing an anonymous African’s genome: $100,000, over 1 month
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