January 23, 2009
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Pressing for respect
The Columbia Journalism Review whines, WhiteHouse.gov presents itself as a kind of social networking portal in which citizens can essentially “friend” the government–and it frames the ensuing dialogue as one that takes place directly between the people and the government. The press, it suggests by way of omission, need not be part of the exchange.… Continue reading
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Possession is 9/10ths of the 3-year-old
No concept is more loaded than ownership. Or more absurd. Or harder to establish. Or more important. Just ask Adam Smith, Thomas Jefferson, Stephan Kinsella and Karl Marx. Kevin Kelly offers a practical angle on the whole topic in Better Than Owning, a long and substantive essay. One sample: Our sense of ownership is… Continue reading