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For anyonoe interested, I participated in a podcast with Jon Caldara of the Independence Institute and ivoices.org. The subject is blogging, how it's done, how one gets started, how much time it takes, why I spend so much time doing it, etc. if you… more »

re "The Blogofascistas" (Matthew Yglesias, The American Prospect, 6/26/06) http://www.prospect.org/web/page.ww?section=root&name=ViewWeb&articleId=11678 To the Editor: Matthew Yglesias’s article about “The Blogofascistas” represents what i… more »

I didn't write about "Net Neutrality" when the House was debating the issue because I was fairly sure it would fail (as it did). But for those who don't know the issue, here's a comment I made elsewhere and a good article to read about it: --------… more »

Two interesting (and very different) organizations have begun posting podcasts which are worth listening to. First, the Independence Institute has launched iVoices at www.ivoices.org For those who don't know the organization, the Independence Insti… more »

see FEC Won't Regulate Internet Politics AP via Breitbart.com,Mar 27 12:14 PM US/Eastern http://www.breitbart.com/news/2006/03/27/D8GK1QTO0.html Finally, the government gets one right! Standing up for free speech in this First Amendment-bashing t… more »

Now, I'm not normally a cheerleader for other web sites, but RealClearPolitics.com is absolutely one of the best political web sites out there. This is probably due to the fact that John McIntyre is, like me, a former options trader on the CBOE. Or maybe… more »

see "Google rips Bush administration's search request" (Mercury News, 2/17/06) http://www.mercurynews.com/mld/mercurynews/news/local/13901327.htm After Google's unpopular (including with me) agreement to censor their service in China, the company has… more »

see "Google Desktop Boycott Urged" Digital rights advocate warns consumers about squandering their privacy protections on Google’s computer-to-computer search. RedHerring.com, February 11, 2006 http://www.redherring.com/Article.aspx?a=15669 The Ele… more »

see "Google refuses to give up data" (Washington Times, 1/20/06) http://washingtontimes.com/business/20060119-105801-2649r.htm Congratulations to Google for refusing to comply with a Justice Department subpoena for a "random sample" of a million web… more »