Tag Archives: Politics

Deliberative Blogging

By alex | Published: 11/11/2004
I think that if there is anything positive about the outcome of the last election it is that a lot of people have seen how divided the country is, and have started to ask why that is the case. I’ve been enjoying — no that isn’t the right word — I’ve been appreciative of Dave […]
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Internet in the News

By alex | Published: 11/3/2004
[It strikes me that I should be blogging my lectures more often (my own self-assignment), so here goes. Here, I talk a bit about the nexus of politics, the internet, and journalism.] Before there was news on the internet, there was news about the internet. When did journalists start to care about the Internet? During […]
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Next politics

By alex | Published: 11/3/2004
I couldn’t agree more with Lawrence Lessig’s view: I am saddened by the result of the election, but especially given the clear result of the popular vote, we need to accept Bush as the president for the next four years. Given that, we need to make sure that the damage is minimized. When I look […]
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Kerry Victory Speech

By alex | Published: 11/3/2004
Good morning. I am proud to announce that I am the new leader of the Democratic Union of West and East Coasts (DUWEC). Late last night, it became clear that our nation is divided. On one side, the progressive and liberal secular values that made America, on the other, a radical expansionist, fundamentalist, faith-based project […]
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