Syria and the Anti-Imperialism of Idiots
How both the Right and the Left in Western countries agree on at least one thing in Syria: Syrians know nothing about their own country and need other nations to “liberate” them. Leila Al Shami writes.
Letter Affirming the Delusion of Self in the Voice of W. C. Fields
Poetry by Rayn Roberts.
Free Thing of the Week: The Big Data Agenda
Annika Richterich’s book on Big Data and the surveillance society comes at an opportune time.
Like a Dog
Jacob Bacharach confronts Shakespeare’s opinion of dogs and counters with his own poetic story.
In Memoriam Peggy Platt
A short memorial for Seattle’s queen of comedy, by Omar Willey.
Wall Street is Trying to Embezzle Puerto Rico’s Hurricane Relief Money
Lara Merling investigates the newfound Wall Street love of Puerto Rico “investment.”
Sunday Comics
One night Frank was on his way home from work, stopped at the liquor store, picked up a couple Mickey’s Big Mouths, drank ’em in the car on his way. At the Shell station, he got the Comix, gas in a can, drove home, then doused everything in the house and torched it.
How Seattle, WA is Balancing Openness with Privacy in an Age of Online Data Threats
Sunlight Foundation’s Katya Abazajian talks to Seattle’s Chief Technology Officer about how to balance privacy and open data on the civic level.
Cambridge Analytica:The Outrage is the Real Story
The bitter pill many refuse to swallow shows the difference between the world we think we’re in, and the one we really inhabit. Marcus Gilroy-Ware considers.
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