How Much Surveillance Can We Accept?
Three months after Edward Snowden’s leaks began to reveal the extent of the U.S.’ mass surveillance program, “serious people” are beginning to make the …
More Shutdowns, Please: The Pro-Democracy Case for an Obamacare Crisis
In all likelihood, Republican efforts to defund Obamacare are toast — and sooner rather than later. It appears to be a fantasy that a …
Spend ’til it Hurts
Every year, the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) adds to its short-term budget forecasts (10 years and 25 years) a long-term (75-year) outlook.The 2013 Long-term …
Pension Funds: The $4 Trillion Problem
A new assessment of state pension obligations suggests the problem is even worse than it already appears. How much worse? EMPTY COOKIE JAR: Pension …
The Untrustables
I have come to the point that I cannot believe a thing President Obama says. That’s not quite the same as saying I don’t …
“Privacy” Held Hostage By “Security” – Public Unimpressed
Sometimes, the news of the day causes me to say, “Huh?” The New York Times revelations last month about NSA programs and activities to …
The U.S. Really Wants a War With Syria
Apparently, global markets rallied overnight on hopes that a conflict may be avoided if Syria gives up its chemical weapons. If that’s the case, …
You Don’t Deserve Your Privacy
U.S. and British intelligence agencies have successfully cracked much of the online encryption relied upon by hundreds of millions of people to protect the …
Paul Krugman is Wrong… Again
Writers sometimes worry if a day will come when they have nothing more to say. As long as Paul Krugman is around, I will …
Welcome to the “Click, Print Anything Revolution”
Today, like most days, I fired up my computer. I read freely available information on the latest developments in technology that would, in the …