Author Archives: Dan Gillmor

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Washington Post: Tax Cut Impetus Building. The biggest risk for the Bush administration is if the tax cut frenzy on Capitol Hill spirals out of control. Business groups are pushing for additional corporate cuts that could add $1 trillion to … Continue reading →

Wall Street Journal: Schering-Plough, generic firms face FTC suit over illegal payments. The move is the latest in a widening drug war by the FTC, which alleges that a number of major pharmaceutical companies have paid off smaller rivals to … Continue reading →

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When historians name the most important leaders of the 20th Century, they’ll put in the top ranks the man who ran one of the smallest nations. Singapore’s Lee Kuan Yew cast an outsized shadow in world affairs. More in my … Continue reading →

When George W. Bush takes over the White House on Saturday, his administration will also take over the White House Web site. It’s a reasonable bet that Bush’s online staff won’t maintain all the information on the current, Clinton-controlled site. … Continue reading →

Do people generally understand much trouble we’re in due to the energy mess in California? I don’t think so. Astonishing New York Times: Scientists Bring Light to Full Stop, Hold It, Then Send It on Its Way. The PR Follies … Continue reading →

Wired News: Fight Rages over Digital Rights. Princeton professor Edward Felten’s team at Princeton broke Verance’s watermarking system, but they weren’t allowed to publish the hack because it would run afoul of the (Digital Millennium Copyright Act’s) anti-circumvention statue. Once … Continue reading →