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The Complexity of the Abuse Problem
This morning the BBC NEWS Web site ran an interesting report about the problem of abusive practices, particularly towards children, in the brave new world of social software on the Internet. Given that the undiscriminating embrace of this technology...Take Off the Gloves
Whether or not the health care debate has really degenerated to a brawl, which is certainly the impression that NBC was creating through their coverage last night, it is clear that all the contention is no longer about who gets medical coverage and how....Who is Being Represented in the Health Care Debate?
The question raised last month by Stanley Kutler in his contribution to Truthdig over whether or not “Congress is broken” ultimately comes down to who is being represented by the agents of our system of “representative government.”...
President Obama to Visit Ghana in July
U.S. President Barack Obama is scheduled to start a 2-day visit to Ghana on July 10 this year. According to a statement from the Ghana Foreign Affairs Ministry, President Obama is expected to touch down in the West African country with his wife, Michelle...In Search of Both News And Opinion
It is now official: Dennis Ross has returned to the staff of the State Department. Drawing upon their wire services, Al Jazeera English reported this story as follows: Dennis Ross, a foreign policy veteran, has been appointed special adviser to...Politics And Representation
In a speech given at Munich University in 1918, Max Weber asserted that “politics” “means striving to share power or striving to influence the distribution of power, either among states or among groups within a state.” As a...Caroline Kennedy Withdraws Bid for New York Senate Seat
Caroline Kennedy, considered to be among the front-runners for the United States Senate seat vacated by Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, has withdrawn her name from consideration for the seat. New York state Governor David Paterson had been reported...The Crowd Speaks, But Does It Speak Wisely?
Back when I tried to take Dan Froomkin to task for his Wiki White House proposal, I tried to stress that the ways of governance are not so much mysterious as they are subtle. Anyone who has had to sit on a jury that did not immediately decide on...
