Monthly Archives: November 2001

Ellen Goodman: An Ashcroft Fixation. It was bizarre enough last month when federal law enforcement officers began a crackdown on cannabis clubs in California that provide medical marijuana to AIDS and cancer patients. I chalked that up to reefer madness. … Continue reading →

I can’t count the number of new buildings I’ve seen here since my last visit, two years ago. Even the locals say the boom has been amazing. Our bureau chief and his wife took me to dinner last night at … Continue reading →

Mercury News: Government defends terms of Microsoft settlement. “I think Charles James is going to spend the next 30 years of his life saying, `I didn’t sell out to Microsoft,’

Heading to Beijing tomorrow, and hoping for a good Net connection. Stay tuned. Comments

New York Times: White House Push on Security Steps Bypasses Congress. The Bush administration has moved swiftly in the last few weeks to expand its national security authority and law enforcement powers in ways that are intended to bypass Congress … Continue reading →

The Head Lemur forwards along this new low in brand marketing. Comments

I’ve been taking chances in my travels. I go for weeks at a time without backing up key information. Usually, I e-mail myself the really crucial stuff, such as in-progress writing and notes. (Yes, I encrypt it…) So when I … Continue reading →

URIICA, the Union forRepresentative International Internet Cooperation and Analysis, probably should have had a better name and acronym. But the new organization, co-founded by Lauren Weinstein, Peter Neumann and Dave Farber, is taking on a vital task. From the open … Continue reading →

Next to the dismantling of the Bill of Rights, my growing problems with Windows 2000 aren’t a very big deal. But the OS has been getting progressively less stable in the past few weeks. Today it has come to a … Continue reading →

Washington Post: Bush, Putin Agree to Slash Nuclear Arms. Although both Washington and Moscow had let it be known they were contemplating unilateral reductions, and the subject has been discussed on a ministerial level between the two governments for months, … Continue reading →