Paying for the bailout
September 24, 2008
With a $700 billion bailout planned by the government, I go looking for sources where we can find the money to pay for this.
American Me
June 28, 2008
Yesterday morning, I entered a room filled with foreigners. By the time I left, there were 240 new American citizens, myself included. My journey to this moment is one that, in retrospect, would pretty much a given. Since 1992, I’ve been involved on the outer periphery of presidential elections. In the mid-1990s, for a brief period, I was even lucky enough […]
6 observations about 9/11
September 11, 2007
9/11 @ 6
9–11 at 4
September 11, 2005
9/11 @ 4
Conventional Wisdom: The RNC Hits New York
September 5, 2004
All eyes in the United States were on New York city this week, as Republicans held their national convention in my hometown. While I had initially considered skipping town, I ended up staying in the city and volunteering with the New York chapter of the ACLU. Following is a quick summary of some of the experiences I’ve had […]
Iraq hits close
August 19, 2004
Just received an email from some friends that a fellow journalist we know, Micah Garen, is in serious trouble. When I learned the kind of trouble he’s in, I was shocked as it turns out that Micah has been kidnapped by armed insurgent in Iraq and could possibly be their next victim. I worked with Micah at Earthweb […]
Two Years
September 11, 2003
9/11 @ 2
Route Around
July 25, 2003
Doc Searls wrote an interesting article entitled “Saving the Net” in Linux Journal. While he does present a dystopia in which the net is controlled by large corporation that understand how to use regulations as a weapon, I beg to differ on his vision of the future. My personal suspicion is that the net community will route around […]
