Category Archives: Politics

Christina DesMarais, PCWorld: OPEN would give oversight to the International Trade Commission (ITC) instead of the Justice Department, focuses on foreign-based websites, includes an appeals process, and would apply only to websites that “willfully” promote copyright violation. SOPA and PIPA, in contrast, would enable content owners to take down an entire website, even if just [...]

Emily Schultheis: Gingrich took a full 45 percent of those who described themselves as “very conservative,” compared with 23 percent for Santorum, 20 percent for Romney and 10 percent for Paul. Gingrich also won among voters who said they were “somewhat conservative,” while Mitt Romney came in first with “moderate or liberal” voters.

Newt Gingrich, on why South Carolina voters backed him so strongly in today’s primary: It’s that I articulate the deepest-held values of the American people. Huh.

While this is great news, I hope we all were reminded today that we can be vocal about any legislation, not just bills that would break the Internet. via Reddit

Timothy Lee at Ars: Members of the Senate are rushing for the exits in the wake of the Internet’s unprecedented protest of the Protect IP Act (PIPA). At least 13 members of the upper chamber announced their opposition on Wednesday. In a particularly severe blow from Hollywood, at least five of the newly-opposed Senators were [...]

Jackpot. via Laughing Squid

This piece in the New York Times on Stephen Colbert gives me an all-new respect for one of the funniest men on television.