Technopolitics
Originally published in 21C, 1997 The global Internet’s awash with email lists, chats, and online conferences for discussion of governance […]
Politics
Culture, News, Politics, Technology
2013 Top Ten (Social/Political/Technical) Culture Blasts
These are things I thought were important in 2013. NSA Leaks and surveillance society I always figured the NSA was
Democracy, Politics
Yochai Benkler runs it down: the NSA, our rights, America in decline
Yochai Benkler shines a summary light on NSA revelations. I personally don’t think the problem is the NSA but the
Future of the Internet, Global, Government, Politics
The Internet inherits war
Bruce Schneier at Technology Review: Arms races are fueled by two things: ignorance and fear. We don’t know the capabilities
Augmented Reality, Politics, Technology
At SXSW Interactive: Art, Activism, and Augmented Reality
Artist/activist Patrick Lichty and I have a session at SXSW Interactive called “Art, Activism, and Augmented Reality.” Here’s the blurb
Community, Politics
Community: listening and leading
For the last two decades I’ve been preaching about the limits of “community management” – no one can “own” a
Culture, Politics
Debate and contention
I watched this bit of theatre yesterday… David Brinkley would never have had the Carvile-Matalins back for a second appearance,
Culture, Democracy, Futures, Government, Politics
Bruce Schneier: Liars and Outliers
Check out our conversation on the WELL with security expert Bruce Schneier, who among other things is responsible for the
Culture, Futures, Politics
Mark Dery dances the apocalypso
I’m leading a two-week asynchronous discussion with erudite author and culture critic Mark Dery, whose provocative essay collection I Must
Politics, Uncategorized
The truth about OWS
Naomi Wolf in The Guardian: we hear that Occupy Wall Street has no clear message, but is it precisely because
Democracy, Politics
Taking leave of our consensus
Tree Bressen, guest-posting at Dave Pollard’s “How to Save the World” blog, has a helpful summary of consensus process mistakes
Democracy, Politics
Call me Trim Tab
We’re packing for a move, and when you move it shakes out all the dust and skittering spiders in your