Monthly Archives: September 2001

The promotion of freedom and open societies have brought me and a large contingent of Americans to Zambia, a small, landlocked nation in Africa. We all feel helpless, numb, furious and every other emotion you can name. There was thought … Continue reading →

In our fury, grief and horror, will we allow the criminals of Sept. 11 to wreck the American republic? They will have won if we do. They committed an act of war. There is no other way to look at … Continue reading →

Wired News: New Copyright Bill Heading to D.C.. With the help of Fritz Hollings (D-S.C.), the powerful chairman of the Senate Commerce committee, they hope to embed copy-protection controls in nearly all consumer electronic devices and PCs. All types of … Continue reading →

I stopped in Singapore on the way to South Africa, and had a fascinating breakfast with Philip Yeo, who’s leading his nation’s charge into the biotech era. More in my Sunday column. Comments

I’m at the Highway Africa conference, which has been held each year at Rhodes University in Grahamstown, South Africa. It’s a remarkable gathering of some of this continent’s top Internet thinkers. The people in the picture above are attending one … Continue reading →

In about an hour, Jay Harris (above right) and I will be joining a panel discussion here on the topic of “New Media and Democracy: Technology in Changing Societies.” I’ll be discussing overall tech trends and then applying them to … Continue reading →

The Pilanesberg National Park, some 500 square kilometers, is astonishing. Way better than my photography… I’ve been having severe problems with Internet connections the past couple of days, and am heading to places where the problems may get even worse. … Continue reading →

AP: DOJ Won’t Pursue Microsoft Breakup. Bad, bad, bad news for competition. The government has caved in, giving Microsoft all it needs to consolidate its chokehold over the computer industry and extend its brutal authority into more of our lives. … Continue reading →

Note: This is a revised and much expanded version of yesterday’s initial take on the topic. Competition got hammered Thursday, and all the spin in the world won’t change that fact. The Justice Department and state attorneys general insist that … Continue reading →

A few months ago, following a meeting held by People for Internet Responsibility, I suggested that the Internet needed a “fact squad” to counter all the lies spewing from government, big business and other entities that want to control our … Continue reading →